Kinder
Kinder Bueno
43gFoodBarcode 8000500037560
- Algeria
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Morocco
- Spain
- Switzerland
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A sugary, ultra-processed wafer treat with four major allergens - fine occasionally, not an everyday food.
Kinder Bueno is a NOVA-4 ultra-processed snack with a Nutri-Score of E, driven mainly by sugar and saturated fat from palm oil and chocolate. It contains gluten, milk, nuts and soy, so it's unsuitable for people with those allergies, but for everyone else it's an occasional treat rather than a daily food.
Analysed Oct 17, 2026Confidence 82%
On the label
4 additives
- E322Lecithins
- E500Sodium carbonates
- E500iiSodium hydrogen carbonate
- E502Carbonates
What matters
- Caution
Contains gluten, milk, nuts and soybeans - all major allergens, not just traces.
- Caution
Sugar — High sugar + ultra-processed formula (NOVA 4, Nutri-Score E) means frequent eating adds up fast.
- Fine
Palm oil — 18% palm oil adds notable saturated fat; fine occasionally, not for daily eating.
Why it matters
Kinder Bueno is a wafer-and-hazelnut-cream bar coated in milk and dark chocolate. None of its individual ingredients are dangerous - sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, hazelnuts and palm oil are all ordinary foods - but the combination is classified as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4) and scores an E on the Nutri-Score scale, the lowest rating, mainly because of its sugar and saturated fat content. On top of that, it carries four major allergens: gluten, milk, tree nuts and soy. For someone without allergies, eating one as an occasional treat is not a health risk. Eating it regularly as a snack or meal replacement is where the sugar, fat and lack of nutrients start to matter.
Full ingredient list (17 ingredients)
- Milk chocolate31.5%Fine
- Sugar12.9%Caution
- Cocoa butter6.2%Good
- Cocoa paste6.2%Good
- Skimmed milk powder6.1%Fine
- Butterfat0.5%Fine
- Lecithins0%Good
- Vanillin0%Good
- Palm oil18%Fine
- Wheat flour10.6%Fine
- Ground hazelnuts10.8%Caution
- Milk powder0%Caution
- Dark chocolate0%Good
- Fat reduced cocoa0%Good
- E500ii0%Good
- Ammonium acid carbonate0%Fine
- Salt0%Caution
As printed on the label: Chocolat au LAIT 31,5% (sucre, beurre de cacao, pâte de cacao, LAIT écrémé en poudre, BEURRE concentré, émulsifiants : lécithines [SOJA]; vanilline), sucre, huile de palme, farine de FROMENT, NOISETTES broyées 10,8%, LAIT écrémé en poudre 8,5%, LAIT en poudre 5,5%, chocolat noir (sucre, pâte de cacao, beurre de cacao, émulsifiants : lécithines [SOJA] ; vanilline), cacao maigre, émulsifiants : lécithines [SOJA]; poudres à lever: carbonate acide de sodium; sel, vanilline. Sur le total : produits laitiers 19,5 %. Le chocolat utilisé est un chocolat pur beurre de cacao.