Is Dairyfine Light Hot Chocolate Drink ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 20 ingredients
- 5 additives
Less processed instant chocolate powders
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Whey Powder (ultra-processing marker) (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder 21%, Dried Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Belgian 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Chocolate Powder 7% (Sugar (processing marker), Cocoa Mass, Whole 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder, Cocoa Butter (processing marker), Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder), Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (Contain 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Silicon Dioxide (ultra-processing marker), Coconut Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Carboxymethyl Cellulose (ultra-processing marker), Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Phosphates
Additives: E339 Sodium phosphates , E412 Guar gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E551 Silicon dioxide , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Whey Powder (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder* (21%), Dried Glucose Syrup, Belgian 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Chocolate Powder (7%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass*, Whole 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder, Cocoa Butter*, Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder), Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder, Flavourings (Contain 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Anticaking Agent: Silicon Dioxide; Coconut Oil, Salt, Thickeners: Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Guar Gum; Sweetener: Sucralose; Stabiliser: Sodium Phosphates.
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 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.
Among 51 instant chocolate powders
From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 88% of the instant chocolate powders here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600291697, last edited 14 September 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.