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Is Lanvin Escargots chocolat noir ultra-processed?

164g Bonbons Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Lanvin Escargots chocolat noir

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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

praliné 47% (sugar, hazelnuts, almonds), cocoa paste, sugar, cocoa butter, pastry butter, sunflower lecithin, natural aroma of vanle, in, almonds 23.5%, hazelnuts 23.5%, keep cool and dry

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

praliné 47% (sugar, hazelnuts, almonds), cocoa paste, sugar, cocoa butter, pastry butter, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), natural aroma of vanle, may contain: other nuts, milk, egg, in, 23,5% almonds and hazelnuts, keep cool and dry,

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 fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 193 bonbons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 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 7613039500071, last edited 13 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.