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Is J.D. Gross Mini Pralinés ultra-processed?

100g Assorted chocolate candies Sold in Finland, Germany and Spain

Pack of J.D. Gross Mini Pralinés

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:

  • 52 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • 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

Socker, kakaosmör, kakaomassa, helmjölkspulver, mandel 7.3%, smör, grädde, glukossirap, sockrad kondenserad mjölk, fuktighetsbevarande medel (sorbitoler), koncentrerat smör, invertsockersirap, etylalkohol, hasselnötter 1%, pistagenötter 0.6%, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), Marc de Champagne 0.3%, syra (citronsyra), morotskoncentrat, apelsinjuicekoncentrat, kaffelikör 0.1%, karamellsockersirap, maltodextrin, karamellsocker, naturlig apelsinarom, naturlig vaniljarom, kaffe-extraktspulver, persikopasta, svartvinbärspasta, fuktighetsbevarande medel (invertas), björnbärspasta, mandelpuré, svart morotskoncentrat, svartvinbärsjuicekoncentrat, blåbärs, modifierad stärkelse, naturlig arom, växtkoncentrat, växt (safflor, paprikaextrakt, rödbetskoncentrat), färgämne (antocyaniner), yoghurtpulver av, skummjölk, naturlig björnbärsarom, salt

Additives: E1103 Invertase , E14XX Modified Starch , E160c Paprika extract , E163 Anthocyanins , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol

As written on the pack

Socker, kakaosmör, kakaomassa, helmjölkspulver, 7,3 % mandel, smör, grädde, glukossirap, sockrad kondenserad mjölk, fuktighetsbevarande medel (sorbitoler), koncentrerat smör, invertsockersirap, etylalkohol, 1 % hasselnötter, 0,6 % pistagenötter, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), 0,3 % Marc de Champagne, syra (citronsyra), morotskoncentrat, apelsinjuicekoncentrat, 0,1 % kaffelikör, karamellsockersirap, maltodextrin, karamellsocker, naturlig apelsinarom, naturlig vaniljarom, kaffe-extraktspulver, persikopasta, svartvinbärspasta, fuktighetsbevarande medel (invertas), björnbärspasta, mandelpuré, svart morotskoncentrat, svartvinbärsjuicekoncentrat, blåbärsjuicekoncentrat, modifierad stärkelse, naturlig arom, växtkoncentrat och växtextrakt (safflorkoncentrat, paprikaextrakt, rödbetskoncentrat), färgämne (antocyaniner), yoghurtpulver av - skummjölk-, naturlig björnbärsarom, salt. Kan innehålla spår av andra nötter och soja.

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.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • 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.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • 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.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • 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 19 assorted chocolate candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 100% of the assorted 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 19 assorted chocolate candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20707552, last edited 25 March 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.