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Is Ezaki Glico Usa Corporation Pocky ultra-processed?

4.13 oz 117 g 9 packs Biscuits Sold in the United States

Pack of Ezaki Glico Usa Corporation Pocky

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed biscuits

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

wheat flour, sugar, chocolate liquor, blend of vegetable oils (sunflower oil, palm oil), whole milk powder, vegetable oil shortening (palm oil, hydrogenated palm oil), CONTAINS 1 PERCENT and LESS OF, salt, artificial flavors, yeast, soy lecithin, leavening (sodium bicarbonate), mono- and DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, coconut

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, BLEND OF VEGETABLE OILS(SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM OIL), WHOLE MILK POWDER, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING(PALM OIL, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL), CONTAINS 1 PERCENT OR LESS OF: COCOA BUTTER, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YEAST, SOY LECITHIN, LEAVENING(SODIUM BICARBONATE), MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS. CONTAINS WHEAT, MILK AND SOYBEAN. MAY CONTAIN PEANUT, ALMOND AND COCONUT.

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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.

  • Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
5 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 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 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 864th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0073141153423, last edited 27 December 2025), 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.