Is belVita Breakfast Chocolate ultra-processed?

300g Milk chocolate biscuits Sold in Australia, France and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed chocolate biscuits

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

cereals 53%, wheat flour 10%, cereals 43% (wheat flour 23% oat flakes 9% wholegra (n barley flour 6% wholeg'rain rye flour 4%, SPELT Ft01JR SUGAR DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS cocoA MASS, cocoA BUTTER (processing marker), emulsifiers 492), MILK VEGETABLE cocoA WHEAT STARdH, raising (500), emulsifers lecithin 472 (e)), flavours (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), solids, dark chocolate contains cocoa solids 40%, allergen statement?

As written on the pack

CEREALS 53% (WHEAT FLOUR 10%, WHOLEGRAIN CEREALS 43% (WHOLEGRAIN WHEAT FLOUR 23% WHOLEGRAIN OAT FLAKES 9% WHOLEGRA(N BARLEY FLOUR 6% WHOLEG'RAIN RYE FLOUR 4%, WHOLEGRAIN SPELT Ft01JR SUGAR DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS cocoA MASS, cocoA BUTTER, EMULSIFIERS 492), MILK VEGETABLE cocoA WHEAT STARdH, RAISING (503 500), EMULSIFERS LECITHIN 472(e)) (450), FLAVOURS, SALT, SOLIDS. DARK CHOCOLATE CONTAINS COCOA SOLIDS 40%. ALLERGEN STATEMENT?. CONTAINS WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYE, SPELT, MILK AND SOY. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF EGG, PEANUT, HAZELNUT AND SESAME.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 milk chocolate biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 100% of the milk chocolate biscuits 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 18 milk chocolate biscuits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300650011427, last edited 6 June 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.