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Is Unknown 16 Mini Double Chocolate Muffins ultra-processed?

Muffins Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Unknown 16 Mini Double Chocolate Muffins

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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed muffins

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

Sugar, Rapeseed 0il, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Egg, milk chocolate chips 6%, Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass", Whey Powder (Millk), Emulsifier (Lecithins, Soya), Vanilla Extract, fat reduced cocoa powder 3.5%, Wheat Starch, Raising Agents (Potassium Carbonate), Diphosphates, Calcum Phosphates Emulsifiers (Polyglycerol ESters of Fatty Acids), mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Whey Powder, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acidity Regulator, Citric Acid, Salt, Stabiliser, Xantham Gum, Soya Flour, Flavouring.* Rainforest Alliance Certified

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Sugar, Rapeseed 0il, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg, MILK CHOCOLATE CHIPS (6%) (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder. Cocoa Butter*, Cocoa Mass", Whey Powder (Millk), Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya (contains Peanuts); Vanilla Extract), FAT REDUCED COCOA POWDER* (3.5%), Wheat Starch, Raising Agents:Potassium Carbonate, Diphosphates, Calcum Phosphates Emulsifiers: Polyglycerol ESters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Whey Powder (Milk), Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Acidity Regulator. Citric Acid; Salt, Stabiliser. Xantham Gum; Soya Flour, Flavouring.* Rainforest Alliance Certified.

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.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
8 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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.
  • 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 49 muffins

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 90% of the muffins 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 49 muffins, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600084459, last edited 15 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.