Is Pico Super dark 85% cocoa ultra-processed?

80g Dark chocolates Sold in Australia and New Zealand

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

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

Cocoa Solids 85% (Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter), Sugar (processing marker), Vanilla Pods, _

As written on the pack

Cocoa Solids (85%) (Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter), Sugar, Vanilla Pods, May contain traces of hazelnuts, almonds, milk.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 93rd. 69% of the dark chocolates 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 9340784001970, last edited 13 May 2026), 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.