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Is Sol & Mar Palmeritas al cacao ultra-processed?

325 g Biscuits Sold in Ireland and Austria

Pack of Sol & Mar Palmeritas al cacao

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed biscuits

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

Fuff pastry biscuits coated with Chocolate flavour glaze, redits (Couverture with Vegetable Fat 25%, Sugar), Vegetable Fats Kernel, Palm, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder" 5.3%, Emulsifiers (tan Tristearate), Sunflower Lecithins, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, outing, Wheat Flour, Vegetable Margarine (Vegetable Fats (Palm, Coconut), Refined Sunflower Oil, Water, Emulsifiers (mono- and Dycerides of Fatty Acids), Lecithins, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), horvative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidants (Tocopherols), Fatty Acid Ees of Ascorbic Acid), Flavouring, Sugar, Water, Salt, Rainforest Hiace Certified, More Information at Ra.org, Mergy Advice

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E570 Fatty acids

As written on the pack

Fuff pastry biscuits coated with Chocolate flavour glaze. redits: 25% Couverture with Vegetable Fat (Sugar, Vegetable Fats Kernel, Palm), 5.3% Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder", Emulsifiers: tan Tristearate, Sunflower Lecithins, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, outing), Wheat Flour, Vegetable Margarine (Vegetable Fats (Palm, Coconut), Refined Sunflower Oil, Water, Emulsifiers: Mono-and Dycerides of Fatty Acids, Lecithins, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, horvative: Potassium Sorbate, Antioxidants: Tocopherols, Fatty Acid Ees of Ascorbic Acid), Flavouring, Sugar, Water, Salt. **Rainforest Hiace Certified. More Information at Ra.org. Mergy Advice:

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.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • 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.
6 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 918th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489409557, last edited 27 March 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.