Is Nocciola Organic Hazelnut Spread With Cocoa ultra-processed?

270 g Vegetable fats Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cane sugar, hazelnut paste, sunflower oil, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vanilla extract

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Cane sugar*, hazelnut paste*, sunflower oil*, cocoa powder*, cocoa butter*, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract*.

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.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 438th. 35% of the vegetable fats 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0652642000216, last edited 19 June 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.