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Is Cadbury Mini eggs Choc Cakes ultra-processed?

Chocolate cakes Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Cadbury Mini eggs Choc Cakes

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:

  • 94 ingredients
  • 14 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed chocolate cakes

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

Milk chocolate 34% (Sugar, Cocoa mass, Cocoa butter, skimmed milk, Milk fat, Vegetable fat (Palm), whey (from milk), Emulsifier (Soya lecithin)), Vanilla flavour topping 23% (Sugar, Vegetable margarine (Vegetable oils (Palm Vegetable oils, Rapeseed Vegetable oils), Water, Emulsifier (e471)), Glucose syrup, Water, Icing sugar, Humectant (Glycerol), Maize starch, Flavourings, egg white, Emulsifier (e471), Colour (Lutein)), Mini eggs 12% (Sugar, Milk, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, skimmed milk, whey (from milk), Vegetable fats (Palm, Choking Hazard (This prod Shea)), Milk fat, maize, tapioca starches, Emulsifiers (e442, e476), Flavourings, Maltodextrin, Colours (Anthocyanins, Beetroot red, Paprika extract, Carotenes)), Wheat flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Glucose syrup, Sugar, Humectant (Glycerol), whole egg, Fat reduced cocoa, whey (from milk), Soya flour, Vegetable oils (Palm Vegetable oils, Rapeseed Vegetable oils), Raising agents (e450, Sodium bicarbonate), Salt, Emulsifier (e471), We want you to enjoy these cakes in perfect condition, If you are not entirely satisfied with these cakes please return them with the packaging to the consumer relations team, der licence from the Mondelēz International group, freepost premier foods consumer relations, and telephone 0800 022 3389, If purchased in the Republic of Ireland, Premier Food ROI, PO Box No 13008, Dublin 1, Ireland, and telephone 1800 93 2814, Manufactured by Premier Food All trademarks and copyright own ational group not suitable for children un TRAY Recycle BOX Recycle FILM Do not recycle at ha RECYCLE WITH BAGS LARGE SUPERMARKE learn more at recyclenow.c uitable for agetano

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E161b Lutein , E162 Beetroot red , E163 Anthocyanins , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol , E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Milk chocolate (34%) [Sugar, Cocoa mass, Cocoa butter, Dried skimmed milk, Milk fat, Vegetable fat (Palm), Dried whey (from milk), Emulsifier (Soya lecithin)], Vanilla flavour topping (23%) [Sugar, Vegetable margarine (Vegetable oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Water, Emulsifier (E471)), Glucose syrup, Water, Icing sugar, Humectant (Glycerol), Maize starch, Flavourings (contain milk), Dried egg white, Emulsifier (E471), Colour (Lutein)], Mini eggs (12%) [Sugar, Milk, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Dried skimmed milk, Dried whey (from milk), Vegetable fats (Palm, Choking Hazard: This prod Shea), Milk fat, Modified maize and tapioca starches, Emulsifiers (E442, E476), Flavourings, Maltodextrin, Colours (Anthocyanins, Beetroot red, Paprika extract, Carotenes)], Wheat flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Glucose syrup, Sugar, Humectant (Glycerol), Dried whole egg, Fat reduced cocoa, Dried whey (from milk), Soya flour, Vegetable oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Raising agents (E450, Sodium bicarbonate), Salt, Emulsifier (E471). May contain nuts. We want you to enjoy these cakes in perfect condition. If you are not entirely satisfied with these cakes please return them with the packaging to the consumer relations team. der licence from the Mondelēz International group. FREEPOST PREMIER FOODS CONSUMER RELATIONS. Or telephone 0800 022 3389. If purchased in the Republic of Ireland - Premier Food ROI, PO Box No 13008, Dublin 1, Ireland. Or telephone 1800 93 2814. Manufactured by Premier Food All trademarks and copyright own ational group not suitable for children un TRAY Recycle BOX Recycle FILM Do not recycle at ha RECYCLE WITH BAGS LARGE SUPERMARKE learn more at recyclenow.c uitable for agetano

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E161b Lutein Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
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  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
  • Corn An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
6 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 67 chocolate cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 66th. 97% of the chocolate cakes 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 67 chocolate cakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000221608813, last edited 6 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.