Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient)

What the evidence says

• Added sugarStrong evidence

  Contains added sugar. [1]

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Popular products that list chocolate (sweetened, ingredient)

531 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list chocolate (sweetened, ingredient). The 12 most scanned:

• Granola Bar Soft & Chewy · 24 g Score 24 out of 100 Poor
• Nut Bars with Cocoa Drizzle & Sea Salt Kirkland Signature · 30 × 1.41 oz (40 g) bars / 42.3 oz (1.2 kg) Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• Protein Peanut butter Dark Chocolate chewy bar Nature Valley Protein · 40 g Score 9 out of 100 Bad
• Dark Chocolate Coconut Whips Unreal · 15.3 oz Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Skinny Dipped · 1 cup Score 17 out of 100 Bad
• Organic Granola Bites Made Good · 0.85 oz (24 g) Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• Dark Chocolate Lindt · 3.5 oz (100 g) Score 54 out of 100 Okay
• CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER protein bar Pure Protein · 50 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• breakfast protein Dark Chocolate Cocoa Kind · 10.58 oz (300 g) Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• healthy grains granola Dark Chocolate Kind · 11 oz Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Chewy Protein Bar Kirkland Signature · 1.41 oz Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Chocolate Chip Made Good · 5.1 oz (144 g) Score 13 out of 100 Bad

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Depends on the source

Vegetarian

Depends on the source

Gluten-free

Yes

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