Is Lotte Lotto Choco Pie With Rich Marshmallow ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 41 ingredients
- 13 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chocolate biscuits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
choco covering 25% (sugar (processing marker), hydrogenated vegetable fat (ultra-processing marker) (palm), cocoa solids, milk, emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (322‚476), artificial flavour (ultra-processing marker) (vanilla)), wheat flour (maida), sugar (processing marker), glucose (ultra-processing marker), interesterified, hydrogenated vegetable fat (ultra-processing marker) (palm), humectants (ultra-processing marker) (420, 422), raising agents 1500 (ii), 503 (ii), milk, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (202, 281), 1odised salt, stabilizers (407, 406, 440, 401, 461, 415), acidity regulator 1341 (i), artificial flavour (ultra-processing marker), cal diet
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E281 Sodium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E401 Sodium alginate , E406 Agar , E407 Carrageenan , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E461 Methyl cellulose , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E503 Ammonium carbonates
As written on the pack
CHOCO COVERING (25%) [SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE FAT (PALM), COCOA SOLIDS, MILK SOLIDS, EMULSIFIERS (322,476), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR (VANILLA)], WHEAT FLOUR (MAIDA), SUGAR, LIQUID GLUCOSE, INTERESTERIFIED & HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE FAT (PALM), HUMECTANTS(420, 422), RAISING AGENTS 1500(ii), 503(ii)]. MILK SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, PRESERVATIVES (202, 281), 1ODISED SALT, STABILIZERS (407, 406, 440, 401, 461, 415), ACIDITY REGULATOR 1341(i)] AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR (MILK). cal diet)
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.
- E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E406 Agar A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- 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.
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- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
- 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.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
6 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
Among 301 chocolate biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 299th. 95% of the chocolate biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901123005403, last edited 10 August 2025), 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.