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Is Pip & Nut Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups ultra-processed?

Nut butter cups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pip & Nut Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed nut butter cups

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

Dark Chocolate 65% (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Almond Butter 30% (Californian Almonds, Sea Salt), Coconut Oil, Shea Oil, Agave Syrup, Sea Salt, Dark chocolate contains 43.5% (Cocoa solids)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Dark Chocolate (65%) (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Almond Butter (30%) (Californian Almonds, Sea Salt), Coconut Oil, Shea Oil, Agave Syrup, Sea Salt. Dark chocolate contains: Cocoa solids: 43.5% min.

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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 nut butter cups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 60% of the nut butter cups 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 15 nut butter cups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060367182134, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.