Is Schär Marbre au cacao ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Vegetable fiber
- E412 Guar gum
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E420 Sorbitol
- E450 Diphosphates
- and 1 more
- 30 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed chocolate cakes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
egg 25%, sugar (processing marker), vegetable oils in variable weight proportions (sunflower, palm), rice flour, corn starch (processing marker), sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), corn flour, cocoa powder 1.4%, rice starch (processing marker), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), guar flour (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), vegetable fibre (ultra-processing marker) (pea, cardofte, psyllium husks (plantago psyllium), bamboo, linseed), disodium diphosphate (ultra-processing marker), sodium hydrogen carbonate, salt (processing marker), tartaric acid (l), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (hazelnut, almond), barn eggs
Additives: E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
egg** 25%, sugar, vegetable oils in variable weight proportions (sunflower, palm), rice flour, corn starch, humectant: sorbitol, corn flour, cocoa powder* 1,4%, rice starch, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, thickener: guar flour, xanthan gum, vegetable fibre (pea, cardofte, psyllium husks (plantago psyllium), bamboo, linseed), raising agents: disodium diphosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, salt, acidifier: tartaric acid (l ), natural flavouring, may contain soy, and nuts (hazelnut, almond), **barn eggs, lactose-free, wheat-free,
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- 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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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 67 chocolate cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 97% of the chocolate cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8008698009024, last edited 30 September 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.