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Is Weetabix Marvel Chocolate Stars ultra-processed?

Chocolate cereals Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chocolate cereals

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

Farine de BLE, sucre, maltodextrine, poudre de cacao dégraissé# 4.5%, sel, arôme, carbonate de calcium, niacine, fer, riboflavine (B2), thiamine (B1), vitamine D

Additives: E101 Riboflavin

As written on the pack

Farine de BLE, sucre, maltodextrine, poudre de cacao dégraissé# (4,5%), sel, arôme, carbonate de calcium, niacine, fer, riboflavine (B2), thiamine (B1), vitamine D.

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.

  • E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 105 chocolate cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 90% of the chocolate cereals 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 105 chocolate cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010029230628, 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.
  • 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.