Is Tom & Luke Low Carb Snack Balls Chocolate Coated Hazelnut ultra-processed?

112 g Protein bars Sold in New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Sweetener
E322 Lecithins
E968 Erythritol

22 ingredients
4 additives

Less processed protein bars

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

no added sugar dark chocolate, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, natural sweeteners (ultra-processing marker), erythritol (ultra-processing marker), stevia, prebiotic fibre, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker), sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), dates, prebiotic fibre, cocoa solids, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, coconut, almonds, hazelnuts, natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), rosemary extract, natural sweetener (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

no added sugar dark chocolate, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, natural sweeteners, erythritol, stevia, prebiotic fibre, emulsifier, sunflower lecithin, natural flavour, dates, prebiotic fibre, cocoa solids, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, coconut, almonds, hazelnuts, natural flavours, salt, rosemary extract, natural sweetener

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.
E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 192nd. 93% of the protein bars 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9421021173435, last edited 6 December 2025), 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.
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