Is Islands Classic hot chocolate powder ultra-processed?

200g Instant chocolate powders Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable fat

5 ingredients
No additives

Less processed instant chocolate powders

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

Sugar (processing marker), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder 31%, Sea Salt (processing marker), Contains 31% Cocoa Solids minimum, Contains Cocoa Butter (processing marker) 10%

As written on the pack

Sugar, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder (31%), Sea Salt, Contains 31% Cocoa Solids minimum, Contains Cocoa Butter 10% minimum

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 51 instant chocolate powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 88% of the instant chocolate powders 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 51 instant chocolate powders, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060697871784, last edited 30 June 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.