Meiji, Apollo Chocolate

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Processed Fruit Products (Cacao Mass): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin,Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 33% 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 Meiji, Apollo 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm,Sal Butter,Shea Nut,Lllipe Butter, Sunflower).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Flavonoid As Coloring.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tocopherols.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.