Is Cadbury Wispa ultra-processed?

Chocolates Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Whey
E442 Ammonium phosphatides

14 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed chocolates

Dark absolute 99% cacao Lindt Sprungli Sas 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar Green & Black's 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Dark milk chocolate Tesco 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
single origin milk chocolate Marks & Spencer 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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), cocoa butter (processing marker), cocoa mass, vegetable fats (processing marker) (palm, shea), whey powder (ultra-processing marker) (from milk), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (e442 (ultra-processing marker)), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), milk 14%, cocoa solids 25%

Additives: E442 Ammonium phosphatides

As written on the pack

Milk, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable fats (palm, shea), whey powder (from milk) emulsifier (E442), flavourings. May contain nuts. MILK SOLIDS 14 % MINIMUM. COCOA SOLIDS 25% MINIMUM.

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.
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.

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.

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.

Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
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 957 chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 712th. 82% of the chocolates 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 957 chocolates, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201460693, last edited 6 May 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.