Why is Soft kings tri chocolate classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The product uses refined wheat flour, palm fat, multiple sweeteners and chocolate pieces, and it includes several food‑grade additives such as the humectant glycerol (E422), raising agents sodium bicarbonate (E500) and ammonium bicarbonate (E503), as well as soy‑derived lecithin emulsifiers. The presence of these processed fats, emulsifiers and leavening agents places it in the ultra‑processed NOVA 4 category.

How does the sugar and saturated fat content in this product affect a diabetic or heart‑healthy diet?

With 30 g of sugar and 9.1 g of saturated fat per 100 g, the bar can cause rapid blood‑glucose spikes and raise LDL cholesterol levels, making it unsuitable for people managing diabetes or seeking to follow a heart‑healthy eating plan that limits added sugars and saturated fats.

Based on the ingredients, is Soft kings tri chocolate suitable for vegan, gluten‑free or common allergy‑free diets?

No. The product contains wheat flour (gluten), whole‑egg powder (egg), whole‑milk powder and whey powder (milk), and soy lecithin, so it is not vegan, not gluten‑free and is unsuitable for anyone avoiding dairy, egg or soy allergens.

KING'S • 4 x 40 g

Soft kings tri čokolade

Sugary Snacks

Product Insights

Soft kings tri chocolate is a soft, chocolate‑covered biscuit bar that falls into the Sugary snacks (PNNS) and Biscuits and cakes categories. It is high in sugar (30 g), fat (22 g) and saturated fat (9.1 g) with a calorie content of 458 kcal per 100 g, while offering modest protein (6.6 g) and low fiber (1.8 g) and a moderate salt level (1.2 g). The product carries a Nutri‑Score of E and is classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) because it contains palm fat, several emulsifiers, raising agents and other additives.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

high

Saturated Fat

high

Sugars

high

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal458 kcal

Fat22 g

Saturated Fat9.1 g

Carbohydrates58 g

Sugars30 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with average sweet snack biscuits, this bar has higher sugar, fat and calorie levels but lower salt and fiber.

Ingredients

Пшеничено брашно, палмова мазнина, захар, парченца шоколад* (11%) (захар, какаова маса, какаово масло, емулгатор: соев лецитин, естествен ароматизант ванилия), глюкозо-фруктозен сироп, фруктоза, какао на прах (4,8%), парченца бял шоколад (4%) (захар, пълномаслено мляко на прах, какаово масло, емулгатор: соев лецитини, естествен ароматизант ванилия), цели яйца на прах, парченца млечен шоколад (2%) (захар, пълномаслено мляко на прах, какаово масло, какаова маса, емулгатор: соев лецитин, естествен ароматизант ванилия), влагозадържащ агент (глицерол); модифицирано царевично нишесте, набухватели (натриев хидрогенкарбонат, амониев хидрогенкарбонат), суроватка на прах, сол, емулгатор (соев лецитини), ароматизанти.Може да съдържа следи от сусамово семе, ядки, синап и лупина,

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