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Is Waitrose Hazelnut chocolate spread ultra-processed?

400g Cocoa and hazelnuts spreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Hazelnut chocolate spread

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed cocoa and hazelnuts spreads

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 oil, hazelnuts 13%, powder, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), NUTRITIO TYPICAL WE AS SOLD Ererg Erergy ct Fot ALLERGY ADVICE (For allergens see ingredients in bold ofwnen Carbonyde afwch)

As written on the pack

SUgar, rapeseed oil, hazelnuts (13%), powder, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin) NUTRITIO TYPICAL WE AS SOLD Ererg Erergy ct Fot ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens see ingredients in bold ofwnen Carbonyde afwch

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.

  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 cocoa and hazelnuts spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 96% of the cocoa and hazelnuts spreads 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 55 cocoa and hazelnuts spreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169362457, 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.