Thorntons, Milk Chocolate, Orange Crisp

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Thorntons, Milk Chocolate, Orange Crisp scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Mass): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Candy, this is among the less processed of the 21,778 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 Thorntons, Milk Chocolate, Orange Crisp'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Waffle Pieces (3.5%) [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Milk Fat, Lactose (From Milk), Milk Protein, Salt, Malt Extract (From Barley), Raising Agent (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate)].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Orange Flavoured Jelly Pieces (3.5%) [Humectant (Glycerol), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Concentrated Apple Puree, Concentrated Orange Juice, Wheat Fibre, Sugar, Palm Oil, Rice Starch, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Flavouring, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Colour (Curcumin)].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.