Loacker, Milk Chocolate Coated Wagers, Hazelnut

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Loacker, Milk Chocolate Coated Wagers, Hazelnut scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Fat-Reduced Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Emulsifier Soy Lecithins): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Bourbon Vanilla Pods): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Loacker, Milk Chocolate Coated Wagers, Hazelnut'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: Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Milk Chocolate 17% (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier Soy Lecithins), Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.