Is Alesto Cacao & raspberry protein balls ultra-processed?

Cocoa powders Sold in Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch

9 ingredients
No additives

Less processed cocoa powders

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

dates, cashews, cocoa powder 4% cacao nibs tapioca fibre 6%, rice starch (processing marker), grape juice concentrate, pea protein, brown rice protein powder, raspberry 4%, pink himalayan salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

dates, cashews, 6% cocoa powder 4% cacao nibs tapioca fibre, rice starch, grape juice concentrate, pea protein, brown rice protein powder, 4% freeze dried raspberry powder, pink himalayan salt

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 61 cocoa powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 25% of the cocoa powders 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 61 cocoa powders, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489438038, last edited 9 September 2026), 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.