Is Butlers Dark Chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed dark chocolates
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Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar
Green & Black's
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Dark supreme 95%
Heidi
6 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Dark absolute 99% cacao
Lindt Sprungli Sas
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
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Absolute black dark chocolate
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1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cocoa mass, sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter (processing marker), soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (Dark chocolate contains (cocoa solids minimum 78%)), Not suitable for milk and nut allergy sufferers, Please store in a cool, dry and odourless place (Cocoa), شوكولاته غامقة المكونات (كتلة الكاكاو), سكر, زبدة الكاكاو, مستحلب (ليسيثين الصويا), مكسبات طعم طبيعية, شوكولاته غامقة تحتوي على (جوامد الكاكاو بحد ادنى قد يشتمل هذا المنتج على آثار من الحليب والمكسرات غير مناسب لمن يعانون من حساسية الحليب أو الجوز 78%, يحفظ في مكان بارد وجاف بعيدا عن الروائح, صنع في أيرلندا, بلد المنشأ أيرلندا Typical values Energy Per 100g Per serving)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
Cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural flavouring. (Dark chocolate contains: 78% cocoa solids minimum). This product may contain traces of milk and nuts. Not suitable for milk or nut allergy sufferers. Please store in a cool, dry and odourless place. (Cocoa (West Africa)) شوكولاته غامقة المكونات : كتلة الكاكاو، سكر ، زبدة الكاكاو، مستحلب : ليسيثين الصويا، مكسبات طعم طبيعية. ( شوكولاته غامقة تحتوي على : 78% جوامد الكاكاو بحد ادنى قد يشتمل هذا المنتج على آثار من الحليب والمكسرات غير مناسب لمن يعانون من حساسية الحليب أو الجوز. يحفظ في مكان بارد وجاف بعيدا عن الروائح. صنع في أيرلندا. بلد المنشأ أيرلندا Typical values Energy Per 100g Per serving (18g) 2411kJ/
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.
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.
- Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
- 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 400 dark chocolates
From least to most processed, this one ranks 296th. 69% of the dark chocolates here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5099466194106, last edited 18 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- 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.