Is Everyday Essentials Aldi Dark Chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed dark chocolates
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Dark absolute 99% cacao
Lindt Sprungli Sas
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Bar
Green & Black's
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Absolute black dark chocolate
Great British Confectionery Group Limited
1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Hazelnut Butter Dark Chocolate
Hu
4 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), Cocoa Mass, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (Lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (ultra-processing marker), Vanilla Extract
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
As written on the pack
Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifiers: Lecithins (Soya), Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate; Vanilla Extract, traces (nuts, milk)
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.
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
3 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 400 dark chocolates
From least to most processed, this one ranks 339th. 69% of the dark chocolates here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061459165159, last edited 27 March 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.