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Is Nick's strawberry white chocolate ultra-processed?

299 g Ice creams and sorbets Sold in Sweden and Poland

Pack of Nick's strawberry white chocolate

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 17 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Skim milk, polydextrose (fiber), sweetener (erythritol), strawberries 5%, sweetener (xylitol), milk protein, cream, vegetable oil (coconut vegetable oil), sweetener (sorbitol), soluble com fiber, whole milk powder, inulin (chicory root), cocoa butter, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower lecithin), stabilizers (carob gum, guar gum, carrageenan, modified starch), natural flavouring humectant (glycerol), salt, sweetener (steviol glycosides, sucralose), ground vanilla bean, colorings (beta-carotene, Beetroot red)

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E162 Beetroot red , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E955 Sucralose , E960 Steviol glycosides , E967 Xylitol , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Skim milk concentrate, polydextrose (fiber), sweetener (erythritol), strawberries (5%), sweetener (xylitol), milk protein, cream, vegetable oil (coconut), sweetener (sorbitol), soluble com fiber, whole milk powder, inulin (chicory root), cocoa butter, emulsifiers (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower lecithin), stabilizers (carob gum, guar gum, carrageenan, modified starch), natural flavouring humectant (glycerol), salt, sweetener (steviol glycosides, sucralose), ground vanilla bean, colorings (beta-carotene and Beetroot red). May contain traces of gluten, eggs, soy, sesame, nuts and peanuts.

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
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  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • E967 Xylitol 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.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 382 ice creams and sorbets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 382nd. 92% of the ice creams and sorbets 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 382 ice creams and sorbets, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350104400569, last edited 28 July 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.