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Is M&S Hazelnut & Milk Chocolate Nutty Clouds ultra-processed?

Milk chocolates with hazelnuts Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed milk chocolates

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

Not Suitable nut allergy, Hazelnuts 30%, Sugar Cocoa Butter Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Mass Ground Hazelnuts, Emulsifier (Lecithins, Natural Flavouring, Milk Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 35%), Milk 21%, Not suitable for those with a Nut, Peanut, Wheat, Egg allergy and Coeliacs

Additives: E322 Lecithins

As written on the pack

Not Suitable nut allergy • Hazelnuts (30%) - Sugar Cocoa Butter Dried Whole Milk - Cocoa Mass Ground Hazelnuts · Emulsifier: . Lecithins (Soya) Natural Flavouring. Milk Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 35% minimum, Milk Solids 21% minimum. For allergens see ingredients in bold. Not suitable for those with a Nut, Peanut, Wheat and Egg allergy and Coeliacs. Suitable for vegetarians

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.
2 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 milk chocolates with hazelnuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 95% of the milk chocolates with hazelnuts 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 19 milk chocolates with hazelnuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29397921, 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.
  • 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.