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Is Somerset Valley Chocolate Mousse ultra-processed?

330 g (6 x 55 g) Chocolate mousses Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Somerset Valley Chocolate Mousse

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed desserts

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

Skimmed Milk, Water, Sugar, Milk Chocolate 8% (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Milk), Coconut Oil, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Whey Powder, Tapioca Starch, Pork Gelatine, Milk Proteins, Skimmed Milk, Emulsifier (Lactic Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Cream, Flavouring

Additives: E428 Gelatine , E472b Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Skimmed Milk, Water, Sugar, Milk Chocolate Powder (8%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk), Coconut Oil, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Whey Powder (Milk), Tapioca Starch, Pork Gelatine, Milk Proteins, Dried Skimmed Milk, Emulsifier (Lactic Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Cream (Milk), Flavouring. ALLERGY 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.

  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E472b Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 chocolate mousses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 100% of the chocolate mousses 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 17 chocolate mousses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060541321595, last edited 21 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.