Is Cafe Direct San Cristobal ultra-processed?

Cocoa powder for beverages with sugar Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Cafe Direct San Cristobal

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 2 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed cocoa powders

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

Cane Sugar (processing marker), Cocoa 40%

As written on the pack

Cane Sugar, Cocoa (40% minimum).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 cocoa powder for beverages with sugar

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 83% of the cocoa powder for beverages with sugar 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 12 cocoa powder for beverages with sugar, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018190009883, 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.