Is Cadbury Wholenut 200g ultra-processed?

200 g Candy chocolate bars Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E442 Ammonium phosphatides
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

16 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

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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 (processing marker), hazelnuts, cocoa butter (processing marker), cocoa mass, vegetable fats (processing marker) (palm, shea), e442 (ultra-processing marker), e476 (ultra-processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), the equivalent of 426ml of fresh liquid milk in every 227g of milk chocolate milk chocolate (milk 20%), actual 23%, cocoa solids 20%, contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter

Additives: E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

As written on the pack

milk**, sugar, roasted hazelnuts, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable fats (palm, shea), emulsifiers (e442, e476), flavourings, **the equivalent of 426ml of fresh liquid milk in every 227g of milk chocolate milk chocolate: milk solids 20% minimum, actual 23%,cocoa solids 20% minimum,contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter,, may contain other nuts, wheat,

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.

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.
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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 201 candy chocolate bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 76th. 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 7622300735999, last edited 30 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.