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Is Russell Stover Candies Inc. Fine Assorted Chocolates ultra-processed?

Bonbons Sold in the United States

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:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed bonbons

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

Consist of milk chocolate (sugar, whole milk, cocoa butter, chocolate, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, vanillin, an artificial flavor), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, artificial flavor, salt), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, vanillin, an artificial flavor), corn syrup, sugar, milk, milk, dairy cream, brown sugar, whole milk, palm kernel oil, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts), invert sugar, raspberries, coconut oil, honey, salt, egg albumen, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, coffee, citric acid, lemon oil, invertase (an enzyme), fd and c colors (red #40, blue #1, yellow #5), tapioca flour, and potassium sorbate (preservative)

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E1103 Invertase , E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E202 Potassium sorbate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Consist of milk chocolate {sugar, whole milk, cocoa butter, chocolate, soy lecithin/an emulsifier, vanillin/an artificial flavor}, white chocolate {sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, soy lecithin/an emulsifier, artificial flavor, salt}, dark chocolate {sugar, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin/an emulsifier, vanillin/an artificial flavor}, corn syrup, sugar, condensed milk, nonfat milk solids, dairy cream, brown sugar, whole milk, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts), invert sugar, raspberries, coconut oil, honey, salt, egg albumen, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin/an emulsifier, coffee, citric acid, lemon oil, invertase (an enzyme), fd & c colors (red #40, blue #1, yellow #5), tapioca flour, and potassium sorbate (preservative).

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.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • 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.

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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Palm kernel oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Chocolate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
8 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 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 193 bonbons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 145th. 94% of the bonbons 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 193 bonbons, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0077260092151, last edited 5 December 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.