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Yes — KitKat Chunky is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday.
Kit Kat Chunky is ultra-processed because it contains industrial additives and flavourings, including lecithins (an emulsifier) and natural flavourings. It also contains palm oil, a highly refined processed oil under the specified classification. The product is a ready-to-eat chocolate-covered wafer confection, which further fits the ultra-processed category. Sugar, flour, cocoa, dairy ingredients, cocoa butter, shea fat, mango kernel fat, sal, yeast, and sodium bicarbonate do not independently determine the classification.
Other chocolate & sweets Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Cioccolato fondente 86%
ICAM, Vanini
Not UPF
Eight chocalte salted caramel Truffles
Booja Booja
Not UPF
Excellence Noir Prodigieux 90% Cacao
Lindt
Not UPF
Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar
Green & Black's
Not UPF
Dark chocolate
Green and black
Not UPF
70% chocolate
Lindt & Sprüngli
Not UPF
Bitter Extra Kraftig
Lindt,Lindt&Sprüngli
Not UPF
Cacau em pó
Belbake Lidl, Belbake
Not UPF
Ugandan dark chocolate
Asda
Not UPF
Cashew Butter + Pure Vanilla Bean Dark Chocolate
Hu
Not UPF
Yes — KitKat Chunky by Nestlé is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Kit Kat Chunky is ultra-processed because it contains industrial additives and flavourings, including lecithins (an emulsifier) and natural flavourings. It also contains palm oil, a highly refined processed oil under the specified classification. The product is a ready-to-eat chocolate-covered wafer confection, which further fits the ultra-processed category. Sugar, flour, cocoa, dairy ingredients, cocoa butter, shea fat, mango kernel fat, sal, yeast, and sodium bicarbonate do not independently determine the classification.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.