Is Garant Mörk Choklad Bak ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Kakaomassa, socker (processing marker), kakaosmör, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (lecitiner (ultra-processing marker)), vanilj, extrakt

Additives: E322 Lecithins

As written on the pack

Kakaomassa, socker, kakaosmör, emulgeringsmedel (lecitiner), vanilj - extrakt.

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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083495236, last edited 10 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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).
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