Is NuGo Dark Chocolate Chip / Chocolate Pretzel ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 15 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chocolate candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
pretzel blend (soy protein, brown rice, tapioca starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker)), dark chocolate (chocolate, cane sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter (processing marker)), tapioca syrup, agave syrup, gum acacia (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E414 Acacia gum
As written on the pack
gluten free pretzel blend (soy protein, brown rice, tapioca starch, salt), dark chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter), tapioca syrup, agave syrup, gum acacia, sea salt, natural flavors, soy lecithin
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.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- 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.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 776 chocolate candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 329th. 91% of the chocolate candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0691535520042, last edited 30 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.