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Is Endangered Species Chocolate caramel & sea salt 60% cocoa dark chocolate ultra-processed?

3 oz Dark chocolates Sold in the United States

Pack of Endangered Species Chocolate caramel & sea salt 60% cocoa dark 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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed dark 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

bittersweet chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), caramel, tapioca syrup, cane sugar, nonfat milk, heavy cream, butter, salt, carrageenan, sodium citrate, vanilla extract 2-fold, soy lecithin, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness), himalayan salt

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E331 Sodium citrates , E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

bittersweet chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), organic caramel (organic tapioca syrup, organic cane sugar, organic nonfat milk, organic heavy cream, organic butter(milk), salt, carrageenan, sodium citrate, organic vanilla extract 2-fold, organic soy lecithin, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness), himalayan salt,

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.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
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.

  • Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 400 dark chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 302nd. 69% of the dark 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 400 dark chocolates, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0037014000498, last edited 28 July 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.