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Is Tesco Cocoa powder ultra-processed?

250 g Cocoa powders Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Tesco Cocoa powder

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 3 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

cocoa powder, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate)

Additives: E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

cocoa powder, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate)

Among 61 cocoa powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 25% of the cocoa powders 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 61 cocoa powders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057545713419, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.