Chocolate-Covered Wine Grapes

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Confectioner'S Glaze): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 66% of the 20,883 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-Covered Wine Grapes' 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: Dark Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Red Wine.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Tartaric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.