Nestle, Kit Kat, Chocolate, Maccha, Maccha

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Nestle, Kit Kat, Chocolate, Maccha, Maccha scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Green Tea Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Natural Flavors (Green Tea Paste, Green Tea Powder): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder, Cacao Mass): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Nestle, Kit Kat, Chocolate, Maccha, Maccha'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: Chocolate (Coconut & Palm Oil, Sugar, Lactose, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter), Biscuits (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Salt), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm & Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder, Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Citrates, Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.