Is Milkyway Milky Way Magic Stars Pouch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), of which sugars, waatvan suikers cocoa butter, milk ' protein (ultra-processing marker), bialko, protein, ? ?u y 4%, cocoa paste, lactose (ultra-processing marker), whey salt, soj, salt (processing marker), zout powder, milk fat, soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker), natural extract of *reference intake of an average adult (8, 2000kca, referencyjna wartoéé spo±ycia dla przeciqtnejosoby hazelnut, almond), cocoa 25% dorostej
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
sugar, of which sugars/ waatvan suikers cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder' protein/ bialko/ protein/ ? ?u y6,4g (4%) *cocoa paste, lactose, whey salt / soj / salt / zout powder, milk fat, emulsifier (soya lecithin), natural extract of *reference intake of an average adult (8 400 kj/2000kca/)/ (may contain: peanut, *referencyjna wartoéé spo±ycia dla przeciqtnejosoby hazelnut, almond), cocoa 25% dorostej (8400 kj/
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.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
Among 776 chocolate candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 308th. 91% of the chocolate candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5900951259951, last edited 17 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.