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Is Mid-Day Squares ultra-processed?

Confectioneries Sold in the United States

Pack of Mid-Day Squares

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed confectioneries

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

Semisweet Chocolate (Fairtrade Alkalized Chocolate, Fairtrade Cocoa Butter, Coconut Sugar, Salt), Fava Bean Protein, Fairtrade Cocoa Butter, Olive Oil, Jerusalem Artichoke, Carob Protein, Maple Syrup, Apple Juice, Tapioca Syrup, Coconut Sugar, Cashew Butter, Fairtrade Cocoa Powder, Molasses, Vanilla Extract, Apple Cider Vinegar, Water, Salt, Rice Bran, Okra

As written on the pack

Semisweet Chocolate (Fairtrade Alkalized Chocolate, Fairtrade Cocoa Butter, Organic Coconut Sugar, Salt), Organic Fava Bean Protein, Fairtrade Cocoa Butter, Olive Oil, Organic Jerusalem Artichoke Powder, Organic Carob Protein, Organic Maple Syrup, Organic Apple Juice Concentrate, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Cashew Butter, Fairtrade Cocoa Powder, Organic Molasses, Vanilla Extract, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Water, Salt, Organic Rice Bran Extract, Organic Okra Powder

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • 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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,731 confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 141st. 90% of the confectioneries 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 1,731 confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0877977000209, last edited 21 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.