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Is Toblerone Torte ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed cakes

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

liquid egg whites, sugars (sugar, glucose syrup, lactose), toblerone milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, honey, milk fat, almonds, soya lecithin, liquid egg whites, flavouring), cream, water, oils (palm, shea), liquid egg yolks, almonds, sunflower kernels, rapeseed oil, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, sweet apricot kernels, buttermilk powder, cocoa mass, low fat cocoa powder, skimmed milk powder, emulsifiers (soya lecithin, lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), sorbitol, carboxymethyl cellulose, salt, milk protein, flavouring, g t

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E420 Sorbitol , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

liquid egg whites, sugars (sugar, glucose syrup, lactose [milk]), toblerone milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, honey, milk fat, almonds, soya lecithin, liquid egg whites, flavouring), cream, water, oils (palm, shea), liquid egg yolks, almonds, sunflower kernels, rapeseed oil, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, sweet apricot kernels, buttermilk powder, cocoa mass, low fat cocoa powder, skimmed milk powder, emulsifiers (soya lecithin, lactic acid esters of mono - and diglycerides, mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), sorbitol, carboxymethyl cellulose, salt, milk protein, flavouring. contains: milk, eggs, soya, almonds. may contain: peanuts, hazelnuts. g t

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.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
7 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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • 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.
  • 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 377 cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 267th. 94% of the cakes 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 377 cakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 12472871, last edited 28 January 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.