Is Meiji 17001155 Yan Yan Chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed sweet snacks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat flour, Vegetable oils (processing marker) (Palm, Soya bean, rapeseed (ultra-processing marker)), Sugar (processing marker), Whole milk powde Skim milk powder, Cocoa mass 2.4%, Cocoa powder 1.6%, Salt (processing marker), e500, e503, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker), e322 Soya bean Cheese powder (Cheddar cheese (processing marker), Whey (ultra-processing marker), e339, e270), Yeast, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (Vanilla, Chocolate), e150a (ultra-processing marker), including cereals containing gluten
Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E339 Sodium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates
As written on the pack
Wheat flour, Vegetable oils (Palm, Soya bean, Fully hydrogenated rapeseed), Sugar, Whole milk powde Skim milk powder, Cocoa mass (2.4%), Cocoa powder (1.6%), Salt, Raising agents (E500, E503), Emulsifier (E322 Soya bean Cheese powder [Cheddar cheese (Milk), Whey (Milk), Emulsifier (E339), Acidity regulator (E270)], Yeast, Flavouring (Vanilla, Chocolate), Colour (E150a). Allergen advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in Bold. May contain Sesame and Celery.
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.
- E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
- 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.
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.
- Rapeseed oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
5 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 5,433 sweet snacks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 3913th. 86% of the sweet snacks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8888077101101, last edited 1 October 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.