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Is Co-op Irresistible Belgian Chocolate 4 Triple Chocolate Cookies ultra-processed?

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Pack of Co-op Irresistible Belgian Chocolate 4 Triple Chocolate Cookies

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 49 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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

wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, vegetable er, le oils (palm oils, rapeseed oils, coconut oils), belgian white milk chocolate chunks 11%, sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, lecithins, whol flavouring, belgian dark chocolate chunks 9%, ass (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier ich su in 5.8g sal g), chocolate chunks 9%, sugar, whole milk powder, ter, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, lecithins n e, flavouring, fat-reduced cocoa powder 4%, 18 gar butter, maltodextrin, water, invert sugar syrup, mil whey powder, molasses, sodium hydrogen carbonate, salt, emulsifier hyd (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, vegetable), er, n ds-allergy advice, including cereals ad contain other allergens, containing gluten, may also conta per cookie

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, vegetable er (le oils (palm, rapeseed, coconut), belgian white milk chocolate chunks (11%) (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, emulsifier (lecithins (soya)), whol flavouring), belgian dark chocolate chunks (9%) ass, (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier ich su in 5.8g sal g), chocolate chunks (9%) (sugar, whole milk powder, ter (cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier (lecithins n e (soya)), flavouring), fat-reduced cocoa powder (4%), 18 gar butter (milk), maltodextrin, water, invert sugar syrup, mil whey powder (milk), molasses, raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate), salt, emulsifier hyd (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids - vegetable). er (n ds-allergy advice - for allergens, including cereals ad contain other allergens. containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. may also conta per cookie

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.
  • 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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.
  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 64 drop cookies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 94% of the drop cookies 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 64 drop cookies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128753821, last edited 26 August 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.