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Is Cadbury Treatsize Wispa ultra-processed?

7 x 550 g Candy chocolate bars Sold in the United Kingdom and Malta

Pack of Cadbury Treatsize Wispa

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed candy chocolate bars

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, sugar coa butter glucose syrup, vegetable fats, palm sheal placese-fructose syrup, cosa mass, whey powder (from MILK emulsifiers 442, 1476), salt, sodium carbonates, The equivalent of 426 ml of fresh liquid milk in every 227 g of milk chocolate, milk chocolate (milk solids 20% minimum actual 23% contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter)

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

MILK, sugar coa butter glucose syrup, vegetable fats (palm sheal placese-fructose syrup, cosa mass, whey powder (from MILK emulsifiers 442, 1471, 1476), salt, acidity regulator (sodium carbonates), flavourings MAY CONTAIN NUTS, WHEAT. The equivalent of 426 ml of fresh liquid milk in every 227 g of milk chocolate. MILK CHOCOLATE: MILK SOLIDS 20% MINIMUM ACTUAL 23% CONTAINS VEGETABLE FATS IN ADDITION TO COCOA BUTTER

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • 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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 17th. 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 7622202024801, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.