Assorted Chocolates

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Processed Fruit Products (Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Coffee Preparation (Coffee, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin), Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Shellac): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Assorted Chocolates' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Caramelized Whole Hazelnuts (Hazelnuts, Sugar, Wheat Glucose Syrup, Honey), Pancake Flakes (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Skim Milk Powder, Barley Malt, Salt), Caramelized Cocoa Bean Chips (Roasted Cocoa Bean Chips, Sugar).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.