Is Cadbury Mini Eggs Easter Egg 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
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed easter eggs
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
milk, sugar (processing marker), cocoa mass, cocoa butter (processing marker), vegetable fats (processing marker) (palm, shea), skimmed milk powder (processing marker), whey permeate (ultra-processing marker) (from milk), e442 (ultra-processing marker), e476 (ultra-processing marker), milk fat, maize, tapioca (processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), anthocyanins (ultra-processing marker), beetroot red (ultra-processing marker), carotenes (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), chocolate (milk 14%), cocoa solids 25%, milk chocolate (milk 20%), actual 23%, cocoa solids 20%, contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E162 Beetroot red , E163 Anthocyanins , E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
As written on the pack
milk, sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fats (palm, shea), skimmed milk powder, whey permeate (from milk), emulsifiers (e442, e476), milk fat, modified starches (maize, tapioca), flavourings, maltodextrin, colours (anthocyanins, beetroot red, carotenes, paprika extract), may contain nuts, milk chocolate: milk solids 14% minimum, cocoa solids 25 % minimum, milk chocolate: milk solids 20% minimum, actual 23 %, cocoa solids 20% minimum, contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter,
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
5 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.
- 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.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 21 easter eggs
From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 90% of the easter eggs here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201681272, last edited 26 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.