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Is Border Dark chocolate ginger bars ultra-processed?

6x24g Chocolate biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Border Dark chocolate ginger bars

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Plain Chocolate 44% (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring), Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamini, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm Vegetable Oil, Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Invert Sugar Syrup, Butter, Ground Ginger 1.4%, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt Plain Chocolate (cocoa 25%, Faulds Road), Ltd, Ground plin D02 P593 K Allergy Advice, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold Also, we are happy to declare that the palm oil contained within the ingredients we use is certified as sustainable, Nutritio Typical Energy 4 Fat 240g Carbohydr, Store in a co direct sunligh place is option ments that matter ecial biscuit moments can be, That's why d to perfecting every recipe, from finessing afting the perfect crunch, So whenever the make sure you enjoy it with a Border Biscuit, o owner founder scan here for more information c

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Plain Chocolate (44%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring) Wheat Flour (Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamini, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm, Rapeseed), Invert Sugar Syrup, Butter, Ground Ginger (1.4%) Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt Plain Chocolate: Dry cocoa solids 25% minimum. Faulds Road, (EU) Ltd, Ground plin D02 P593 K Allergy Advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten. see ingredients in bold Also, may contain traces of egg and nuts. WE ARE HAPPY TO DECLARE THAT THE PALM OIL CONTAINED WITHIN THE INGREDIENTS WE USE IS CERTIFIED AS SUSTAINABLE. Nutritio Typical Energy 4 Fat 240g Carbohydr 34.8g/8.4g Store in a co direct sunligh place is option ments that matter ecial biscuit moments can be. That's why d to perfecting every recipe, from finessing afting the perfect crunch. So whenever the make sure you enjoy it with a Border Biscuit. O OWNER FOUNDER SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS SCAN HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION C

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 301 chocolate biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 68th. 95% of the 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 301 chocolate biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5012036001444, last edited 31 August 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.