Is Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa robust dark chocolate ultra-processed?

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cocoa mass, fat-reduced cocoa, cocoa butter, demerara sugar (processing marker), vanilla, Cacao 85%

As written on the pack

Cocoa mass, fat-reduced cocoa, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, vanilla. May contain nuts, milk, soya and sesame seeds. Cacao : 85%

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 45% of the dark chocolate bar with more than 70% cocoa 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 2046906028333, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.