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Is J. D. Gross Belgian Chocolate Seashells ultra-processed?

250g Bonbons Sold in the United Kingdom, Croatia and 2 more countries

Pack of J. D. Gross Belgian Chocolate Seashells

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed bonbons

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

J, D.G 63% Hazelnut Nougat Filling (Sugar, Hazelnuts 23.3%, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Hazelnut Oil, Lecithins, Natural Vanilla Flavouring), White Chocolate 18.5% (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Lecithins), Milk Chocolate 17% (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Whole Milk Powder, Lecithins, Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Chocolate 1.5% (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Lecithins, Natural Vanilla Flavouring)

Additives: E322 Lecithins

As written on the pack

J. D.G 63% Hazelnut Nougat Filling (Sugar, 23.3% Hazelnuts, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Hazelnut Oil, Emulsifier: Lecithins; Natural Vanilla Flavouring), 18.5% White Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Emulsifier: Lecithins), 17% Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Whole Milk Powder, Emulsifier: Lecithins; Natural Vanilla Flavouring), 1.5% Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Emulsifier: Lecithins; Natural Vanilla Flavouring).

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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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.
  • 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 193 bonbons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 94% of the bonbons 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 193 bonbons, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619289796, last edited 23 August 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.