Is Tesco Salted caramel chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 16 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed caramel chocolates
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter, isomaltooligosaccharide (ultra-processing marker), cocoa mass** caramel 8% (sugar (processing marker), glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker)), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (soya lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), sea salt (processing marker), cocoa solids 47%, contains a source of glucose, the rainforest alliance seal stands for a better future for people and nature, find out more at ra.org, also, prepared to a recipe, not suitable for milk allergy sufferers because this allergen is present in the environment
Additives: E322 Lecithins
As written on the pack
sugar, cocoa butter**, isomaltooligosaccharide, cocoa mass** caramel (8%) (sugar, glucose syrup), emulsifier (soya lecithins), sea salt. cocoa solids 47% minimum. contains a source of glucose. **rainforest alliance certified. the rainforest alliance seal stands for a better future for people and nature. find out more at ra.org. allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. also, may contain peanuts and nuts. prepared to a vegan recipe, not suitable for milk allergy sufferers because this allergen is present in the environment.
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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
Among 19 caramel chocolates
From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 84% of the caramel chocolates here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697737374, 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.