Is Choceur Dark Chocolate Pomegranate candy ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chocolate candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
dark chocolate (ultra-processing marker) (sugar (processing marker), chocolate, cocoa butter (processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), natural vanilla extract), juice drops (sugar (processing marker), corn syrup (ultra-processing marker), modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), juice (pear, pomegranate), pectin (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), sodium citrate, citric acid, coconut oil (processing marker), carnauba wax (ultra-processing marker)), tapioca dextrin (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), confectioner's glaze
Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins , E903 Carnauba wax
As written on the pack
DARK CHOCOLATE (sugar, unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla extract), JUICE DROPS (sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, juice concentrates [pear, pomegranate], pectin, natural flavor, sodium citrate, citric acid, coconut oil, carnauba wax), tapioca dextrin, sugar, confectioner's glaze. May contain: milk, peanuts, tree nuts.
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.
- E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 773 chocolate candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 644th. 91% of the chocolate candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462887758, last edited 29 July 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.