Is Dave & Jon's Chokladboll Dadlar ultra-processed?

125g Dates Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

31 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed dates

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

Dadlar, olja (shea (processing marker), kokos), havre, kokos, kakao, arom (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), Kan innehålla, indeholde spår, spor av, af (jordnötter, peanøtter, jordnødder), nötter, nøtter, nødder, soja, soya, Förpackad, Pakket i skyddande, beskyttende atmosfär, atmosfære, Kan innehålla, indeholde enstaka kärnor, kjerner, kerner och kärnrester, kjernerester, kernerester

As written on the pack

Dadlar, vegetabilisk olja (shea, kokos), havre, kokos, kakao, arom, salt. Kan innehålla/indeholde spår/spor av/af: jordnötter/peanøtter/jordnødder, nötter/ nøtter/nødder, soja/soya. Förpackad/Pakket i skyddande/ beskyttende atmosfär/atmosfære. *Kan innehålla/indeholde enstaka kärnor/kjerner/kerner eller kärnrester/kjernerester/kernerester.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 54 dates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 9% of the dates 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 54 dates, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350054797443, last edited 1 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.