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Is Simply Nature Coconut clusters in dark chocolate pumpkin + sunflower +quinoa ultra-processed?

284 g Salted dark chocolates Sold in the United States

Pack of Simply Nature Coconut clusters in dark chocolate pumpkin + sunflower +quinoa

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed salted dark chocolates

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

coconut, dark chocolate 82% (chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter), tapioca syrup, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, date, quinoa, inulin (agave fiber), sea salt

As written on the pack

Organic coconut, dark chocolate (82%) (unsweetened chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter), tapioca syrup, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, date powder, quinoa, inulin (agave fiber), sea salt. May contain: milk, almonds, cashews, pecans, macadamia nuts, other tree nuts.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
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.

  • Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 salted dark chocolates

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 80% of the salted dark chocolates 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 salted dark chocolates, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061461273866, last edited 21 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.