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What drives the score
- Capped at 74 because one nutrient is high.
Processing 50% · Additives 30% · Nutrition 20% · How we score
Additives 0
No additives found.
- Seed and refined oils 0
- None found
- Added sugars 1
- Sugar
- Ultra-processing markers 0
- None found
Ingredients
sugar, low-fat cocoa (25%), may contain traces of soy and milk
- E471 Additive
- oil Seed or refined oil
- syrup Added sugar
- flavouring Ultra-processing marker
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 393 kcal | |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 1.9 g | Medium |
| Saturates | 1.1 g | Medium |
| Sugars | 75 g | High |
| Salt | 0.03 g | Low |
| Protein | 6.3 g |
Low, medium and high use the UK Food Standards Agency thresholds.
Questions people ask
Is Kakao ultra-processed?
No. Kakao is a processed food (NOVA 3): it has added salt, sugar or oil, but no ingredients that mark ultra-processing.
Is Kakao healthy?
Kakao scores 74/100 (Good) on HowProcessed. Per 100 g it is high in sugars. A higher-scoring option in the same category is Bournville Cocoa (100/100).
What additives are in Kakao?
No additives were found in its ingredient list.
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