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Is Snacking essentials Dark chocolate cranberries ultra-processed?

Chocolate candies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Snacking essentials Dark chocolate cranberries

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
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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% (Sugar, Cocoamass, Cocoa butter, Whey powder MILK), Poil, Emulsifier (Rapeseed lecithin), Glazing nt Gum arabic, Maize protein, cranberries 35% (Sugar, Caries, Sunflower Oil), Dark chocolate Vegetable Oils in addition to Cocoa Butter, Cocoa solids 35%

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E414 Acacia gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E414 Acacia gum.

As written on the pack

Dark chocolate (65%) (Sugar, Cocoamass, Cocoa butter, Whey powder MILK), Poil, Emulsifier: Rapeseed lecithin, Glazing nt Gum arabic, Maize protein), Dried sweetened cranberries (35%) (Sugar, Caries, Sunflower Oil). Dark chocolate Vegetable Oils in addition to Cocoa Butter. Cocoa solids min 35%.

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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

  • 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 773 chocolate candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 327th. 91% of the chocolate candies 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 773 chocolate candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013803801335, last edited 26 June 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.