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Is Lotte Choco Pie ultra-processed?

336 g (11.85 oz) Chocolate biscuits Sold in Australia and France

Pack of Lotte Choco Pie

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 17 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed chocolate biscuits

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

Wheat Flour, Sugar, Corn Starch Syrup, Vegetable Oil Paint Kerrier Oi, Palm Stearin Oil, Hydroverbied Emulsifier (Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids e471), Tocopherol, Shortening (Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Stearity ydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, fuifier Soy Lecithin e322), d-Tocopherol e306, Cocoa Preparation (Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass), Cocoa Powder, Contains 2% and less of sweetener Lord of e420 Glycerin e422, Ethanol, Egg, Lactose, Glucose, Torte (Soybean Oil, D-sorbitol e420, Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids e471, Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids e477, Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids e473, Ethanol, Water), Sodium Bicarbonate e500ii, Ammonium Bicarbonate e503ii, Calcium Phosphate (MonoBasic), e341, Gelatin, Salt, Cocoa Mass, Soy Lecithin e322, Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids e471, Artificial Flavours, Mixed Formulation, Sodium Caseinate, Calcium Hydroxide e526, Vanillin, Xanthan Gum e415, Arabic Gum e414, Peanut

Additives: E1510 Ethanol , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E428 Gelatine , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids , E477 Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate , E526 Calcium hydroxide

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins, E420 Sorbitol, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids, E477 Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Sugar, Corn Starch Syrup, Vegetable Oil Paint Kerrier Oi, Palm Stearin Oil, Hydroverbied Emulsifier(Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids E471), Antioxidant (Tocopherol [306), Shortening(Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Stearity ydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, fuifier Soy Lecithin E322), Antioxidant(d-Tocopherol E306), Cocoa Preparation (Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass), Cocoa Powder, Contains 2% or less of sweetener Lord of E420 Glycerin E422), Ethanol, Egg, Lactose, Glucose, Torte [Soybean Oil, Sweetener(D-sorbitol E420), Emulsifiers (Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids E471, Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids E477, Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids E473), Ethanol, Water], Acidity Regulators (Sodium Bicarbonate E500(ii), Ammonium Bicarbonate E503 (ii), Calcium Phosphate(Mono-Basic) E341), Gelatin, Salt,Cocoa Mass, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin E322, Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids E471), Artificial Flavours, Mixed Formulation, Emulsifier(Sodium Caseinate), Acidity Regulator(Calcium Hydroxide E526), Vanillin, Thickeners(Xanthan Gum E415, Arabic Gum E414), Diced Peanut, Almond Powder CONTAINS: WHEAT, GLUTEN, MILK, SOYBEAN, EGG, PEANUT, ALMOND

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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E477 Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
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.

  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 301 chocolate biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 292nd. 95% of the chocolate biscuits 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 301 chocolate biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8801062160709, last edited 22 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.