Is Chocolove Ginger Crystallized In Dark Chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 9 ingredients
- 2 additives
Less processed ginger
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
dark chocolate (cocoa liquor, sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vanilla), ginger (ginger, sugar (processing marker))
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
dark chocolate (cocoa liquor*, sugar, cocoa butter*, soy lecithin, vanilla), crystallized ginger (ginger, sugar)
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.
2 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.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 11 ginger
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 36% of the ginger here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0716270001660, last edited 24 November 2025), 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.