Is Marabou chocolate ultra-processed?

Chocolates Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E322 Lecithins

8 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed 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

Here is the English version of the ingredient list for Marabou Big Taste Almond Caramel Chocolate (Sugar Cocoa butter Cocoa mass Almonds Milk fat Butterfat (from milk), Skimmed milk powder Sweetened condensed milk Whey powder (from milk), Soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker) (emulsifier (ultra-processing marker)), Artificial flavorings Salt Caramel pieces)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Here is the English version of the ingredient list for Marabou Big Taste Almond Caramel Chocolate: Sugar Cocoa butter Cocoa mass Almonds Milk fat Butterfat (from milk) Skimmed milk powder Sweetened condensed milk Whey powder (from milk) Soy lecithin (emulsifier) Artificial flavorings Salt Caramel pieces

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.

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 957 chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 453rd. 82% of the chocolates 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 957 chocolates, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201424329, last edited 18 February 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.