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Is Lindt & Sprungli (Schweiz) Ag Milk chocolate bar ultra-processed?

38 g Chocolate candies Sold in Sweden and Germany

Pack of Lindt & Sprungli (Schweiz) Ag Milk chocolate bar

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed chocolate candies

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

Mjölkchoklad med havssaltkristaller och len och krämig karamellfyllning 40%, Mælkechokolade med havsaltkrystaller og blødt og cremet karamelfyld 40%, Ingredienser, Socker, Sukker, kakaosmör, vegetabilske fett, fedtstoffer (kokos, palmkärna), helmjölks, sødmælkspulver, kakaomassa, NGLI laktose (mælk), skummjölks, skummetmælkspulver, grädd, flødepulver, soja-lecithiner, vandfrit mjölkfett, mælkefedt, korn, bygmaltextrakt GUISER saltkristaller 0.2% (havssalt), aromer, naturlig arom, salt, hasselnødder, mandlar, mandler, andra nötter, nødder, Mjö Mælkechokoladen indeholder mindst 30% kakaotørstof og mindst 18% mælketørstof

As written on the pack

Mjölkchoklad med havssaltkristaller och len och krämig karamellfyllning (40%) / Mælkechokolade med havsaltkrystaller og blødt og cremet karamelfyld (40%) Ingredienser. Socker/Sukker, kakaosmör, vegetabilske fett/fedtstoffer (kokos, palmkärna), helmjölks-/sødmælkspulver, kakaomassa, NGLI laktose (mælk), skummjölks-/skummetmælkspulver, grädd-/flødepulver, emulgator (soja-lecithiner), vandfrit mjölkfett/mælkefedt, korn-/bygmaltextrakt GUISER saltkristaller (havssalt) 0,2%, aromer, naturlig arom, salt. Kan innehålla hasselnötter/hasselnødder, mandlar/mandler, andra nötter/nødder. Mjö Mælkechokoladen indeholder mindst 30% kakaotørstof og mindst 18% mælketørstof.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 776 chocolate candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 87th. 91% of the 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 776 chocolate candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4000539280160, last edited 12 September 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.