Is JoJo’s Original ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
dark chocolate (chocolate, sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vanilla), almonds, pistachios, cranberries (cranberries, sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker)), hemp protein, this product is manufactured at a plant that processes cashews, peanuts, soy, milk, and other nuts, shell pieces, be, sterlin no preservatives here! keep cool to last longer, made in canada for jojo's chocolate sandy, ut 84070, 805‚395‚6567
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
dark chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla), almonds, pistachios, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), hemp protein, "ea allergen information: contains almonds and pistachios, *this product is manufactured at a plant that processes cashews, peanuts, soy, milk, and other nuts, in rare cases may contain nut shell pieces, be - sterlin no preservatives here! keep cool to last longer, made in canada for jojo's chocolate sandy, ut 84070 • 805,395,6567
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.
3 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 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.
Among 1,731 confectioneries
From least to most processed, this one ranks 290th. 90% of the confectioneries here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0868089000447, last edited 27 May 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.