Is Tony's Chocolonely Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt ultra-processed?

47 g Dark chocolates with almonds Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E322 Lecithins

7 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed dark chocolates with almonds

Almond Butter + Crispy Quinoa Dark Chocolate Hu 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Absolute black almond dark chocolate Montezuma's 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
70% Cacao Salted Almonds Organic Dark Chocolate Alter Eco 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
KETO 85% Cacao Dark Chocolate Coconut Almond Sea Salt Snaps Chocxo 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

cocoa mass, sugar (processing marker), almonds 10%, cocoa butter, sea salt (processing marker) 0.5%, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

cocoa mass, sugar, almonds 10%, cocoa butter, sea salt 0,5%, emulsifier ( soya lecithin),

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.

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.

Chocolates Products in the category "Chocolates" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 dark chocolates with almonds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 75% of the dark chocolates with almonds 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 16 dark chocolates with almonds, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8717677339853, 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.