Chocolate covered nuts and fruits, from least to most processed

We track 41 chocolate covered nuts and fruits, 88% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is chocolate orange dipped almonds.

What makes chocolate covered nuts and fruits ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of chocolate covered nuts and fruits that contain each:

Processed food (5)

  1. 1 chocolate orange dipped almonds Deliciously Ella · 27g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Chocolate dipped almonds, vegan chocolate orange Deliciously Ella NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Salted Chocolate Dipped Almonds Deliciously Ella NOVA group 3
  4. 4 But butter bites Sweet nothings · 40 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Chocolate dipped Almonds Deliciously Ella NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (36)

  1. 6 Choc Chip Muffin The Protein Ball Co. · 45 g NOVA group 4
  2. 7 Dipped Peanuts Reese's NOVA group 4
  3. 8 WILD MACKEREL Skinless & Boneless Fillets In Extra Virgin Olive Oil Wild Planet NOVA group 4
  4. 9 Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Almonds Skinny Dipped NOVA group 4
  5. 10 Dark Chocolate covered Almonds Trader Joe's · 16 oz NOVA group 4
  6. 11 Salted dark chocolate almonds Forest Feast NOVA group 4
  7. 12 Dark pistachios Trader jos · 30 g NOVA group 4
  8. 13 Oven Roasted Dk chocolate Dusted Almonds dark chocolate flavored Blue Diamond NOVA group 4
  9. 14 Maple Brown Butter Almonds Trader Joe's · 8 oz NOVA group 4
  10. 15 Slightly Coated Dark Chocolate Almonds Trader Joe's · 10 oz (283g) NOVA group 4
  11. 16 Milk Chocolate Almonds Kirkland Signature · 1.36kg (3 LB) NOVA group 4
  12. 17 Milk Chocolate Covered Pistachios M&S · 130 g NOVA group 4
  13. 18 Premium Milk & Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds Trader Joe's · 16 oz NOVA group 4
  14. 19 Dark Chocolate covered Coconut almonds Choceur · 10 oz NOVA group 4
  15. 20 Almonds European Style Milk Chocolate Covered Kirkland Signature · 1.5 kg NOVA group 4
  16. 21 Chocolate coated peanuts Waitrose · 135 g NOVA group 4
  17. 22 Milk Chocolate Peanuts Dairyfine · 180g NOVA group 4
  18. 23 Clown Skawa · 70g NOVA group 4
  19. 24 Belgian milk chocolate coated brazil nuts Marks & Spencers NOVA group 4
  20. 25 trail mix mountain Eatz · 284 g NOVA group 4
  21. 26 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups King Size Reese's · 79 g NOVA group 4
  22. 27 Pistachios with milk chocolate Italiamo · 150 g NOVA group 4
  23. 28 ريسيز بنبوني زبدة سوادني ٩٠ جرام Reese‘s · 90 g NOVA group 4
  24. 29 Pieces Reese's · 4 oz (113 g) NOVA group 4
  25. 30 Chocolate Candies M&M's · 49.3g NOVA group 4
  26. 31 Chocolate candies Mars · 380 oz NOVA group 4
  27. 32 milk chocolate m&m's M&M's · 10.0 oz NOVA group 4
  28. 33 Peanut M&Ms Mars · 512.6 g NOVA group 4
  29. 34 peanut m&m's chocolate candies M&M's NOVA group 4
  30. 35 Peanut M&M's · 1.74 oz (49.3 g) NOVA group 4
  31. 36 M&Ms Peanut MTS Pouch 200g M&Ms · 200g NOVA group 4
  32. 37 peanut arachide m&m's M&M's · 49 g NOVA group 4
  33. 38 peanut butter m&m's chocolate candies M&M's NOVA group 4
  34. 39 peanut m&m's M&M's · 112 g NOVA group 4
  35. 40 peanut butter m&m's M&M's · 487.6 g NOVA group 4
  36. 41 M&M peanut M&M's · 220 NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.