Flavoured chocolates, from least to most processed

We track 15 flavoured chocolates, 87% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is KETO 85% Cacao Dark Chocolate Coconut Almond Sea Salt Snaps.

What makes flavoured chocolates ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of flavoured chocolates that contain each:

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 KETO 85% Cacao Dark Chocolate Coconut Almond Sea Salt Snaps Chocxo · 14.8 oz (420 g) NOVA group 3
  2. 2 HERSHEY'S ONE double chocolate flavor inspired protein bar Hershey's · 60 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (13)

  1. 3 Galaxy Vegan Orange Mars · 1 NOVA group 4
  2. 4 Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Kirkland Signature · 2.04 kg (4.5 lb) NOVA group 4
  3. 5 Excellence 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Lindt · 3.5 oz (100 g) NOVA group 4
  4. 6 Milk Chocolate Morsels Nestle Toll House · 11.5 oz (326 g) NOVA group 4
  5. 7 Lindt Excellence Roasted Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Lindt · 3.5 oz (100 g) NOVA group 4
  6. 8 Lindor Milk Lindt · 100 g - 18 pieces NOVA group 4
  7. 9 Tolberone Tolberone · 6 bars x 3.52 oz (100 g) - 1 lb 5.1 oz (600 g) NOVA group 4
  8. 10 Special Dark Hershey's · 4.25 oz (120 g) NOVA group 4
  9. 11 Marabou Mintkrokant 200g Marabou · 200 g NOVA group 4
  10. 12 Milk Chocolate Raisins Kirkland Signature · 1.5 kg (3.4 lb) NOVA group 4
  11. 13 Zero Sugar Chocolate Candy Hershey's · 3 oz (85 g) NOVA group 4
  12. 14 Milk Chocolate M&M's · 62 oz (2 lb 14 oz) 1757.7 g NOVA group 4
  13. 15 M&M's Milk Chocolate M&M's · 1.69 oz (47.9 g) 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.