Is Marabou Tack ultra-processed?

110 g 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
Flavouring
Whey
Whey product
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

15 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

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

Mjölkchoklad med vaniljkrämfyllning 39%, Ingredienser (Socker (processing marker)), palmolja, kakaosmör, vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker), skummjölkspulver (processing marker), kakaomassa, smörfett, vassleprodukt (ultra-processing marker), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (sojalecitin, e476 (ultra-processing marker), solroslecitin), aromer (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

As written on the pack

Mjölkchoklad med vaniljkrämfyllning (39 %). Ingredienser: Socker, palmolja, kakaosmör, vasslepulver (mjölk), skummjölkspulver, kakaomassa, smörfett, vassleprodukt (mjölk), emulgeringsmedel (sojalecitin, E476, solroslecitin), aromer. Kan innehålla nötter och vete.

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.

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.

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.

Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
Whey product An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

4 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
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 957 chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 808th. 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 7622210157201, last edited 2 April 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.