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Is Nestlé Nesquik ultra-processed?

300g Instant chocolate powders Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Nestlé Nesquik

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed instant chocolate powders

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

sugar, fat-reduced cocoa* powder (z), emulsiaer somi chocolate flavour milkshake mix with added vitamins, vitamin d, vitamin c for la lecithin, salt, vitamins, vitamin c, vitamin d, natural flavouring, cinnamon, rainforest alliance certifiedm find out more at ra, org, ro ingredients (sugar), fat-reduced cocoa* powder 23%, emulsifier s astore in a cool, dry place

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

sugar, fat-reduced cocoa* powder (z3%) emulsiaer somi chocolate flavour milkshake mix with added vitamins d and c for la lecithin), salt, vitamins (c, d), natural flavouring, cinnamon, rainforest alliance certifiedm find out more at ra,org, ro ingredients: sugar, fat-reduced cocoa* powder (23%) emulsifier s astore in a cool, dry place,

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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 51 instant chocolate powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 88% of the instant chocolate powders 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 51 instant chocolate powders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613031513062, last edited 7 September 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.