Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa, Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 48% of the 11,494 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Chocolate's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Creme Cake: (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, (Wheat Flour, Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Food Starch, Modified, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Dairy Product Solids (Milk). Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Soybean Oil, Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono Diglycerides, Sodium Steroyl Lactylate), Salt, Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color (Contains Sulphites), Red 40, Egg Whites, Soy Flour).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.