Is Brookside Açaí & Blueberry Flavour Dark Chocolate Balls ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 29 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed filled dark chocolates
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Dark chocolate (sugar (processing marker), chocolate, cocoa butter, milk ingredients, cocoa powder, lecithin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), polyglycerol polyricinoleate (ultra-processing marker), natural flavour (ultra-processing marker)), Sugars (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), corn syrup, fruit juice concentrate (ultra-processing marker) (pomegranate, apple, raspberry bluebery cranberry, lemon juice concentrates), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), deionized apple juice concentrate, acai, Pectin Natural favour, Malic acid, Canola oil, Ascorbic acid, Baking soda, Sodium citrate, Citric acid, Confectioner's glaze
Additives: E296 Malic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Dark chocolate [sugar, unsweetened chocolate*, cocoa butter*, milk ingredients, cocoa powder*, lecithin (soy), salt, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, natural flavour], Sugars [sugar, corn syrup, fruit juice concentrate (pomegranate, apple, raspberry bluebery cranberry, lemon juice concentrates), maltodextrin, deionized apple juice concentrate, acai puree concentrate), Pectin Natural favour, Malic acid, Canola oil, Ascorbic acid, Baking soda, Sodium citrate, Citric acid, Confectioner's glaze. Contains: Milk, Soy. May contain: Almonds.
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.
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
- 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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
4 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.
Among 8 filled dark chocolates
From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 63% of the filled dark chocolates here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0068437389778, last edited 9 April 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.