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Is Nissin Wafer Choco Wafer Choco ultra-processed?

12 g Chocolate stuffed wafers Sold in the United States and the Philippines

Pack of Nissin Wafer Choco Wafer Choco

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed chocolate biscuits

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

wafer base (wheat flour), cassava starch, vegetable shortening (non-hydrogenated palm oil, palm stearin, palm olein, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, mixed tocopherol (antioxidant)), iodized salt, sodium bicarbonate (raising agent), lecithin (emulsifier), caramel iv (color), cocoa powder, artificial colors (fd&c red no, 40, fd&c yellow no, 5, fd&c yellow no, 6, fd&c blue no, 1), chocolate cream filling (sugar), vegetable shortening (non-hydrogenated palm oil, palm stearin, palm olein, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, mixed tocopherol (antioxidant)), milk powder, cocoa powder, artificial chocolate flavors, lecithin (emulsifier)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WAFER BASE: WHEAT FLOUR, CASSAVA STARCH, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (NON-HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, PALM STEARIN, PALM OLEIN, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCONUT OIL, MIXED TOCOPHEROL CONCENTRATE (ANTIOXIDANT)), IODIZED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE (RAISING AGENT), LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), CARAMEL IV (COLOR), COCOA POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, FD&C BLUE NO. 1). CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING: SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (NON-HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, PALM STEARIN, PALM OLEIN, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCONUT OIL, MIXED TOCOPHEROL CONCENTRATE (ANTIOXIDANT)), MILK POWDER, COCOA POWDER, ARTIFICIAL CHOCOLATE FLAVORS, LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER).

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.
  • 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.
7 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 chocolate stuffed wafers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 100% of the chocolate stuffed wafers 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 13 chocolate stuffed wafers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4807770120206, last edited 21 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.