Is Parle Melody Chocolaty ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 54 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chocolate candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), glucose (ultra-processing marker), refined palm oil, cocoa solids 6.5%, milk, iodised salt (processing marker), emulsifier of vegetable (soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), contains added flavours (ultra-processing marker) (artificial flavouring substances vanilla, chocolate), FOR (Issai LIC, No), 10013022002253 bparle biscuits pvt ltd north level crossing, vile parle east, mumbai, mh-40005 mfd, BY (parle biscuits pvt ltd), 464, gonde dumala, igatpuri, nashik, mh-422403 lic, No (10012022000125, parle biscuits pvt ltd), 131, 2, kirkhindi khopoli-pen road, raigad, mh-410202 lic, No (10012022000118, dhananjay confectioneries pvt ltd), 42-53 lic, No (10012026000035 sector-f indl area), sanwer road, mp-452, parle biscuits pvt ltd, E-7 (A), E-8, r area, neemrana, alwar, rj-301705 lic, No (10012013000086 parle biscuits pvt ltd), 17, udl-ii apc 517432 ram, chittoor 13-508218 2084
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
SUGAR, LIQUID GLUCOSE, REFINED PALM OIL, COCOA SOLIDS (6.5%), MILK SOLIDS, IODISED SALT AND EMULSIFIER OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN (SOY LECITHIN). CONTAINS ADDED FLAVOURS (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES VANILLA & CHOCOLATE) CONTAINS: MILK & SOY MANUFACTURED FOR: Issai LIC. No.: 10013022002253 BPARLE BISCUITS PVT LTD NORTH LEVEL CROSSING, VILE PARLE EAST, MUMBAI, MH-40005 MFD. BY: (IP)-PARLE BISCUITS PVT LTD, 464, GONDE DUMALA, IGATPURI, NASHIK, MH-422403 LIC. No.: 10012022000125 (KP)-PARLE BISCUITS PVT LTD, 131/2, KIRKHINDI KHOPOLI-PEN ROAD, RAIGAD, MH-410202 LIC. No.: 10012022000118 (IN)-DHANANJAY CONFECTIONERIES PVT LTD, 42-53 LIC. No.: 10012026000035 SECTOR-F INDL AREA, SANWER ROAD, MP-452 (NE)-PARLE BISCUITS PVT LTD, E-7 (A) & E-8. R AREA, NEEMRANA, ALWAR, RJ-301705 LIC. No.: 10012013000086 PARLE BISCUITS PVT LTD, 17, UDL-II APC 517432 RAM, CHITTOOR 13-508218 2084
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.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
3 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.
Among 773 chocolate candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 315th. 91% of the chocolate candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901719220173, last edited 16 February 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.