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Is The Pantry Cocoa Powder ultra-processed?

250g Cocoa powders Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Pantry 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
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

cocoa powder 93%, Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Carbonate

Additives: E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E525 Potassium hydroxide

As written on the pack

COCOA POWDER (93%), Acidity Regulators: Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Carbonate.

Among 61 cocoa powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 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 4061462825637, last edited 20 August 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.