Is Marks & Spencer Taste the Difference Fairtrade Belgian White Chocolate ultra-processed?

100 g e White chocolates Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
E322 Lecithins

6 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed white chocolates

CAD Dream bar 50g Cadbury 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 3
The White Stuff Vegan White Chocolate with Coconut and Maple Sugars Zimt Chocolates 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Ekologisk bakchoklad vit Khoisan Tea 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

Sugar (processing marker), Cows' Milk, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (Soya Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Vanilla Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Sugar, Whole Cows' Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin; Vanilla Flavouring.

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.

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 white chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 93% of the white 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 42 white chocolates, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00119740, 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.
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.