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Is Alpro chocolate ultra-processed?

1 l Soy-based drinks Sold in the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and 2 more countries

Pack of Alpro chocolate

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed soy-based drinks

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

water, hulled soya beans 7%, sugar, fat-reduced cocoa 1.5%, calcium carbonate, carrageenan, guar gum, xanthan gum, sea salt, potassium phosphates, flavouring, natural flavouring, vitamins, vitamin b2, vitamin b12, vitamin d2

Additives: E340 Potassium phosphates , E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

water, hulled soya beans (7%), sugar, fat-reduced cocoa (1,5%), calcium carbonate, stabilisers (carrageenan, guar gum, xanthan gum), sea salt, acidity regulator (potassium phosphates), flavouring, natural flavouring, vitamins (b2, b12, d2),

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 100 soy-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 90th. 80% of the soy-based drinks 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 100 soy-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5411188300328, last edited 10 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.