Is Pip & Nut Chocolate Hazelnut Spread ultra-processed?

Chocolate spreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pip & Nut Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed sweet spreads

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

Californian Almonds 39.2%, Hazelnuts 24%, Sunflower Seeds, Agave Syrup, Cocoa Mass 7%, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Coconut, Shea (processing marker), Rapeseed), Sea Salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Californian Almonds (39.2%), Hazelnuts (24%), Sunflower Seeds, Agave Syrup, Cocoa Mass (7%), Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Shea, Rapeseed), Sea Salt. ALLERGY ADVICE:

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 78 chocolate spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 94% of the chocolate spreads 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 78 chocolate spreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060367182424, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.