Is Bon Appetit Pain au chocolat ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed viennoiseries
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour, palm oil, chocolate 12% (sugar (processing marker), cocoa mass, cocoa butter (processing marker), lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), water, sugar (processing marker), rapeseed oil, yeast, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), milk protein (ultra-processing marker), deactivated yeast, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), thickener (ultra-processing marker), cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker) (colour (ultra-processing marker)), carotenes (ultra-processing marker), find out more at ra, org, preservatives (processing marker)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E322 Lecithins , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
wheat flour, palm oil, chocolate (12%) (sugar, cocoa mass*, cocoa butter*, emulsifier: lecithins), water, sugar, rapeseed oil, yeast, emulsifiers: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, mono-and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, salt, flavourings, milk protein, deactivated yeast, wheat gluten, thickener, cellulose gum: colour: carotenes, * rainforest alliance certified, find out more at ra, org, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may also contain egg and sesame, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians, no artificial flavourings or preservatives
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
5 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- 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.
Among 21 chocolate croissant
From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 100% of the chocolate croissant here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600079264, last edited 24 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.