Is Lidl Vegan Couverture Chocolate with Cookie Crumbs ultra-processed?

180 g Candy chocolate bars Sold in Sweden, Denmark and Italy

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
E322 Lecithins

18 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed candy chocolate bars

Dark milk chocolate with blood orange Marks & Spencer 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Pistachio Cream Chocolate Bar Ombar 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Chocolate Dipped Fruits & Nuts Deliciously Ella 15 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
70% Peruvian Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar Trader Joe's 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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 (processing marker), kakaosmör, rissirap, kakaokexbitar 13% (vetemjöl, socker (processing marker), solrosolja (processing marker), fettreducerat kakaopulver 9%, havssalt (processing marker), bakpulver (ammoniumkarbonater, kaliumkarbonater, natriumkarbonater)), kakaomassa, hasselnötspasta, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (lecitiner (ultra-processing marker)), naturlig vaniljarom (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins

As written on the pack

Socker, kakaosmör, torkad rissirap, kakaokexbitar 13 % (vetemjöl, socker, solrosolja, fettreducerat kakaopulver 9 %, havssalt, bakpulver (ammoniumkarbonater, kaliumkarbonater, natriumkarbonater)), kakaomassa, hasselnötspasta, emulgeringsmedel (lecitiner), naturlig vaniljarom.

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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 201 candy chocolate bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 70th. 94% of the candy chocolate bars 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 201 candy chocolate bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489640431, last edited 31 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.