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Is Coop Lemon white chocolate ultra-processed?

100 g White chocolates Sold in Sweden

Pack of Coop Lemon white chocolate

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed white chocolates

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

Rörsocker, kakaosmör (bönor), mjölkpulver*, socker, emulgeringsmedel (e322 sojalecitin), citronsaft* av koncentrat 0.3%, mango, potatisstärkelse, vanilj", vaniljextrakt, citronolja", =, hassel, cashew, och pistagenötter, Rörsocker, kakaosmör, vaniljextrakt (handlade i enlighet med Fairtrade), kriterierna, totalt 70%, Fairtrade innebär handel på bättre villkor och möjligheter för producenter i länder med utbredd fattigdom att investera i verksamhet och lokalsamhälle för en mer hållbar framtid

Additives: E322 Lecithins

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

Rörsocker*, kakaosmör* (bönor från Latinamerika), mjölkpulver*, socker*, emulgeringsmedel (E 322 sojalecitin), citronsaft* av koncentrat 0,3%, mango , potatisstärkelse', vanilj", vaniljextrakt*, citronolja". = Ekologisk ingrediens. Kan innehålla spår av mandel, hassel-, cashew - och pistagenötter. Rörsocker, kakaosmör, vaniljextrakt: handlade i enlighet med Fairtrade - kriterierna, totalt 70%. Fairtrade innebär handel på bättre villkor och möjligheter för producenter i länder med utbredd fattigdom att investera i verksamhet och lokalsamhälle för en mer hållbar framtid.

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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

  • Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 white chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 93% of the white chocolates 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 42 white chocolates, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340011493853, last edited 2 April 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.