Chocolate candies
Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles
5.1 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 11
Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles scores 11 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Malt syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Soy lecithin minus 2.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Palm kernel oil minus 1.5 points
- Artificial flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 25 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 38.9 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 611 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 89.5 = 10.5 → 11
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [13]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 611 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 52.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 38.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 33.3 g |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Added sugars | 25 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g |
| Protein | 5.6 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 3 balls (36 g)
Ingredients
- Bittersweet Chocolate (chocolate sugar, cocoa powder processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, bourbon vanilla beans)
- vegetable oil (coconut, palm kernel)
- sugar (high concern)
- chocolate
- cocoa butter
- milk
- soy lecithin
- artificial flavors
- barley malt powder (high concern)
Label text, as published
Bittersweet Chocolate (chocolate sugar, cocoa powder processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, bourbon vanilla beans), vegetable oil (coconut, palm kernel), sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin, artificial flavors, barley malt powder.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Lindt Lindor
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org