Is Choceur Salted Pretzel ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), Whole Milk Powder (processing marker), Cocoa Butter, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Mass, Buttermilk Powder, Lactose (ultra-processing marker), Palm Fat, Salt (processing marker), Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (Lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Malted Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Hydroxide), Yeast, Vanilla Extract, www.ra.org MILK CHOCOLATE CONTAINS COCOA SOLIDS 32%, milk 20%, see ingredients bold, NUTRITI TYPICAL Energy Fat of which Carbohy of which Fibre Protein Salt Best Before (01.03.2)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E524 Sodium hydroxide
As written on the pack
Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Mass, Buttermilk Powder, Lactose (Milk), Palm Fat, Salt, Emulsifiers: Lecithins (Soya), Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Malted Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Hydroxide; Yeast, Vanilla Extract. Rainforest Alliance Certified. www.ra.org MILK CHOCOLATE CONTAINS COCOA SOLIDS 32% MINIMUM, MILK SOLIDS 20% MINIMUM. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients bold. May also contain nuts, peanuts and sesame NUTRITI TYPICAL Energy Fat of which Carbohy of which Fibre Protein Salt Best Before: 01.03.2
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.
- 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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 773 chocolate candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 417th. 91% of the chocolate candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600268590, last edited 14 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.