Is 5star 5 star chocolate ultra-processed?

22g Pastries Sold in Australia and India

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Glucose
Hydrogenated oil
Invert sugar
E442 Ammonium phosphatides
and 2 more

71 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed pastries

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sugar (processing marker), Glucose (ultra-processing marker), Invert Sugar (ultra-processing marker), Milk, Hydrogenated Oil (ultra-processing marker), Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Solids, Rich Deproteinized Whey Permeate Por der, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (442, 471, 476), Hydralyzed Vegetable Protein, lodised Salt atural, Nature Identical and Artificial (Caramel, Varilla), Flavouring Substances (ultra-processing marker), ading Material Mid, By (Uffer Ltd, Registration No), PR-21-JAM-10-AFACF0109J-22 Mondelez India Foods Priva 2001, 20th Foor, Tower-3 (Wing C), One International Center, Parel, Mumbai-400 013, unit address, read the first character of the code and see below (Foods Privee Limit fssa 20159356 Rs, 0.45 per g Lic, No, 10014022002711 fssat fssat 7 62220 Lic, No, 10015044000995 For Code), PKD and U Net Wt (22 Lic, No, 10012026000351 MRP Rs, 10.00 Mondelez hic Foods Private Limited), 6055, Central Exyesway, Sector-25, Sricity, Chittoor District-517 544, Andhra Pradesh, Hadbast, Vilage (Sandholi), P.O, and Tehsil (Bat), Dist, Solan, h.p.-173 205, Lic, No, 10013062000214 .25, Malanpur Inda ja Area Vllage (Gurkha), Tehsil, Gohal Fist (Bhind), Madhya Pradesh-477 117, Issat Period Offer, Of valid til stocks last, ds Private Limited, Ples to eat bar 19.5 g pat, Limite СИНЯ MEN

Additives: E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E544 Calcium polyphosphate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E442 Ammonium phosphatides, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate.

As written on the pack

Sugar, Liquid Glucose, Invert Sugar, Milk Solids, Hydrogenated Oil, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Solids, Rich Deproteinized Whey Permeate Por der, Emulsifiers (442, 471, 476), Hydralyzed Vegetable Protein, lodised Salt atural, Nature Identical and Artificial (Caramel and Varilla) Flavouring Substances). Merginformation: Contains Milk, Soy, Sulphites. May Contain Peanut, Wheat, Barley and Tree nut ading Material Mid. By: Uffer Ltd. Registration No.: PR-21-JAM-10-AFACF0109J-22 Mondelez India Foods Priva 2001, 20th Foor, Tower-3 (Wing C), One International Center, Parel, Mumbai-400 013. unit address, read the first character of the code and see below: Foods Privee Limit fssa 20159356 Rs. 0.45 per g Lic. No. 10014022002711 fssat fssat 7 62220 Lic. No. 10015044000995 For Code, PKD and U Net Wt.: 22 Lic. No. 10012026000351 MRP Rs. 10.00 Mondelez hic Foods Private Limited, 6055, Central Exyesway, Sector-25, Sricity, Chittoor District-517 544, Andhra Pradesh. Hadbast - Vilage: Sandholi, P.O. & Tehsil: Bat, Dist. Solan, H.P.-173 205. Lic. No. 10013062000214 .25, Malanpur Inda ja Area Vllage: Gurkha, Tehsil - Gohal Fist: Bhind, Madhya Pradesh-477 117. Issat Period Offer. Of valid til stocks last. ds Private Limited, Ples to eat bar 19.5 g pat. Limite СИНЯ MEN

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E442 Ammonium phosphatides Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.

3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 152nd. 87% of the pastries here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 205 pastries, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201710606, last edited 4 August 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.