Is Mondelez Cadbury 5 Star 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
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), Glucose (ultra-processing marker), Invert Sugar (ultra-processing marker), Milk, Hydrogenated Oil (ultra-processing marker), Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Solids, Fractionated Fat, Lactose-rich Deproteinized Whey Permeate Powder, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (442, 471, 476), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, lodised Salt, Flavours (ultra-processing marker) (Natural, Nature Identical and Artificial (Caramel, Vanilla), Flavouring Substances)
Additives: E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
As written on the pack
Sugar, Liquid Glucose, Invert Sugar, Milk Solids, Hydrogenated Oil, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Solids, Fractionated Fat, Lactose-rich Deproteinized Whey Permeate Powder, Emulsifiers (442, 471, 476), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, lodised Salt, Flavours (Natural, Nature Identical and Artificial (Caramel and Vanilla) Flavouring Substances)
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.
- E442 Ammonium phosphatides Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.
Among 201 candy chocolate bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 164th. 94% of the candy chocolate bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201150419, last edited 25 January 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.