Is Cadbury Fingers 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
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
milk, wheat flour (with calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar (processing marker), vegetable fats (processing marker) (palm, shea, sal in varying proportions), cocoa butter (processing marker), cocoa mass, partially inververted sugar syrup, emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (e442 (ultra-processing marker), soya lecithins (ultra-processing marker), e476 (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), raising agents (ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates), flavourings (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates
As written on the pack
milk, wheat flour (with calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, vegetable fats (palm, shea, sal in varying proportions), cocoa butter, cocoa mass, partially inververted sugar syrup, emulsifiers (e442, soya lecithins, e476), salt, raising agents (ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates), flavourings, may contain nuts,
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.
- E442 Ammonium phosphatides 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.
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- 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.
- 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 301 chocolate biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 132nd. 95% of the chocolate biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201450366, last edited 27 March 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.