Is Simple truth No sugar added dark chocolate 70% Cacao ultra-processed?

Candy chocolate bars Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

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 liquor, erythritol (ultra-processing marker), cocoa butter (processing marker), sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), monk fruit

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

COCOA LIQUOR, ERYTHRITOL, COCOA BUTTER, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MONK FRUIT

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.
E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

3 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.

Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 57th. 94% of the candy chocolate bars 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 0041260017247, last edited 8 September 2026), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.