Is Cadburry Dairy Milk Chocolate ultra-processed?

34g Candy chocolate bars Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E322 Lecithins
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

40 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed candy chocolate bars

Dark milk chocolate with blood orange Marks & Spencer 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Pistachio Cream Chocolate Bar Ombar 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Chocolate Dipped Fruits & Nuts Deliciously Ella 15 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
70% Peruvian Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar Trader Joe's 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

liable fai (palm, shea (processing marker), illipe (processing marker)), suya lecit lins 476, flavours (ultra-processing marker), FOOD ADDITIVES ARE OF PLANT and SYNTHETIC ORIGINS, contains vegetable fat in addition to cocoa butter, allergen information (contains hilk), soya, ramuan (gula), pepejal susu 26%, jisim koko 12%, mentega koko, lemak sayuran tidak terhidrogen (kelapa sawit, shea (processing marker), illipe (processing marker)), pengemulsh, lesitin soya (e322 (ultra-processing marker) (i)), poligliserol ester terinterester asid risinoleik (e476 (ultra-processing marker)), perisa, aditif makanan adalah daripada sumber tumbuhan dan sintetik, mengandungi lemak sayuran selain mentega koko, maklumat alergen (mengandungi susu), soya, mungkin mengandungi kacang tanah, gandum, kekacang, cadbury, dairy milk, THE GLASS and A HALF and THE COLOUR PURPLE ARE TRADEMARKS USED UNDER LICENSE, STORE IN A COOL and DRY PLACE, simpan di tempat yang dingin dan kering

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

As written on the pack

LIABLE FAI (PALM, SHEA, ILLIPE), EMULSIFIERS (SUYA LECIT LINS 476)), FLAVOURS. FOOD ADDITIVES ARE OF PLANT AND SYNTHETIC ORIGINS. CONTAINS VEGETABLE FAT IN ADDITION TO COCOA BUTTER. ALLERGEN INFORMATION: CONTAINS HILK, SOYA. MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS, WHEAT, TREE NUTS. RAMUAN: GULA, PEPEJAL SUSU (26%), JISIM KOKO (12%), MENTEGA KOKO, LEMAK SAYURAN TIDAK TERHIDROGEN (KELAPA SAWIT. SHEA, ILLIPE), PENGEMULSH (LESITIN SOYA (INS 322[i]), POLIGLISEROL ESTER TERINTERESTER ASID RISINOLEIK (INS 476)], PERISA. ADITIF MAKANAN ADALAH DARIPADA SUMBER TUMBUHAN DAN SINTETIK. MENGANDUNGI LEMAK SAYURAN SELAIN MENTEGA KOKO. MAKLUMAT ALERGEN: MENGANDUNGI SUSU, SOYA. MUNGKIN MENGANDUNGI KACANG TANAH, GANDUM, KEKACANG. CADBURY, DAIRY MILK, THE GLASS AND A HALF AND THE COLOUR PURPLE ARE TRADEMARKS USED UNDER LICENSE. STORE IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE/SIMPAN DI TEMPAT YANG DINGIN DAN KERING

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.

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.

Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
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 201 candy chocolate bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 81st. 94% of the candy chocolate bars 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 201 candy chocolate bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9556182104001, last edited 23 September 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.