Is Nestlé KitKat Family Pack 14pk ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), WHEAT flour (contains calcium, iron, thiamin, niacin), MILK powders (processing marker) (whole and skimmed), cocoa mass, cocoa butter (processing marker), vegetable fats (processing marker) (palm, shea, mango kernel (processing marker), sal), lactose (ultra-processing marker), proteins from whey, whey powder (ultra-processing marker), butterfat, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), yeast, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Find out more at ra.org, 8400kJ, is should be ages, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A, nutritional compass ⓡ
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Sugar, WHEAT flour (contains calcium, iron, thiamin and niacin), MILK powders (whole and skimmed), cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fats (palm, shea, mango kernel, sal), lactose and proteins from whey (MILK), whey powder (MILK), butterfat (MILK), emulsifier (lecithins), yeast, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), natural flavourings. Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. Find out more at ra.org (8400kJ/ is should be ages. Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. NUTRITIONAL COMPASS Ⓡ
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.
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.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- 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.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 776 chocolate candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 486th. 91% of the chocolate candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613038977638, 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.