Choco Hazel

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Sugar Alcohols (Maltitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Processed Fruit Products (Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Emulsifier (Sun-Flower Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Nut & Seed Butters, this product is more processed than about 80% of the 2,770 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 Choco Hazel'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sweetener (Stevia Extract).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.