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Is Exotic Snacks Fem synder ultra-processed?

170 g Chocolate candies Sold in Sweden

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:

  • 61 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed chocolate candies

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

Mjölk, karamell, och vit choklad 60% (socker, helmjölkpulver, kakaosmör, kakaomassa, vasslepulver, emulgeringsmedel (sojalecitin), naturlig vaniljarom, karamellarom, paprikaextrakt), lakrits 18% (melass, socker, vetemjöl, socker, lakritsrot, salmiak, emulgeringsmedel (mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror), kokosolja, modifierad majsstärkelse), lakritsfudge 8% (socker, glukossirap, fett (kokos), skummjölkspulver, maltodextrin, lakritsrot, salt, färgämne (kol), emulgeringsmedel (sackarosestrar av fettsyror), naturlig arom), salmiakkarameller (socker, salmiak, lakritsrot, modifierad stärkelse, färgämne (kol), klumpförebyggande medel (talk), ytbehandlingsmedel (gummi arabikum), anisarom, glukossirap), mandlar, solrosolja, salmiak (lakritsrot, salmiak, solrosolja), ytbehandlingsmedel (gummi arabicum, shellack), jordgubbspulver

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E153 Vegetable carbon , E160c Paprika extract , E414 Acacia gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids , E510 Ammonium chloride , E553 Magnesium silicates , E553b Talc , E904 Shellac

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E153 Vegetable carbon.

As written on the pack

Mjölk - karamell - och vit choklad (60%) (socker, helmjölkpulver, kakaosmör, kakaomassa, vasslepulver (mjölk), emulgeringsmedel: sojalecitin, naturlig vaniljarom, karamellarom, paprikaextrakt), lakrits (18%) (melass, socker, vetemjöl, socker, lakritsrotextrakt, salmiak, emulgeringsmedel: mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror, kokosolja, modifierad majsstärkelse), lakritsfudge (8%) (socker, glukossirap, fullhärdat vegetabiliskt fett (kokos), skummjölkspulver, maltodextrin, lakritsrotextrakt, salt, färgämne: vegetabiliskt kol, emulgeringsmedel: sackarosestrar av fettsyror, naturlig arom) salmiakkarameller (socker, salmiak, lakritsrotextrakt, modifierad stärkelse, färgämne: vegetabiliskt kol, klumpförebyggande medel: talk, ytbehandlingsmedel: gummi arabikum, anisarom, glukossirap), mandlar, solrosolja, salmiakpulver (lakritsrotextrakt, salmiak, solrosolja), ytbehandlingsmedel (gummi arabicum, shellack), jordgubbspulver. Kan innehålla spår av jordnöt, hasselnöt, valnöt, cashewnöt, pekannöt, paranöt, macadamianöt och andra spannmål som innehåller gluten, Mjölkchokladen innehåller minst 30% kakao.

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E153 Vegetable carbon A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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  • E904 Shellac Shellac is a resin secreted by lac insects, used as a glazing agent on sweets, coated chocolates and fruit.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.
  • Fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
7 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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • 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 776 chocolate candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 765th. 91% of the chocolate candies 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 776 chocolate candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7391814002216, 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.
  • 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.