Candies
Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Powerberries
8 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 3
Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Powerberries scores 3 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 Corn 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
Dark Chocolate Covered Powerberries
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 60 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 11.7 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 433 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 97 = 3
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 433 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20 g |
| Saturated fat | 11.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 60 g |
| Added sugars | 56.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 8 serving (30 g)
Ingredients
- dark chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, whole mlk powder, butter fat, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin (an emulsifier], salt, natural flavor) (moderate concern)
- reconstituted fruit juice (water [sufficient to reconstitute], acai juice concentrate, pomegranate juice concentrate, cranberry juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, blueberry juice concentrate, elderberry juice concentrate)
- cane sugar (high concern)
- brown rice syrup ectin (high concern)
- tapioca dextrin
- acai pure citric acid
- malic acid (acidifier)
- natural flavors
- ascorbic acid (vitamin c)
- dextrin (corn)
- confectioners shellac contans milk
- soy
Label text, as published
dark chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, whole mlk powder, butter fat, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin (an emulsifier], salt, natural flavor), reconstituted fruit juice (water [sufficient to reconstitute], acai juice concentrate, pomegranate juice concentrate, cranberry juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, blueberry juice concentrate, elderberry juice concentrate), cane sugar, brown rice syrup ectin, tapioca dextrin, acai pure citric acid, malic acid (acidifier), natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), dextrin (corn), confectioners shellac contans milk, soy, may contain traces of wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, asold exclusively by: rovia, ca 91016 41% minimum, best by 03/24/21
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy
May contain: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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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“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