Candy chocolate bars
Reese's Chocolate Lava Big Cup
79 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains sugar alcohols
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 17
Reese's Chocolate Lava Big Cup scores 17 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 Lactose: 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
Reese's Chocolate Lava Big Cup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 9.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 1.9 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 487 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 83 = 17
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 487 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g |
| Sugars | 9.2 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 1.3 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 cup
Ingredients
- Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, milk fat, lactose, lecithin (soy), PGPR) (moderate concern)
- peanuts
- high fructose corn syrup (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- dextrose (high concern)
- sorbitol
- dairy butter (milk)
- skim milk
- hydrogenated coconut oil
- cocoa processed with alkali
- glycerin
- salt
- mono - and diglycerides
- baking soda
- lecithin (soy)
- TBHQ
- citric acid
- disodium phosphate
Label text, as published
Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, milk fat, lactose, lecithin (soy), PGPR), peanuts, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, dextrose, sorbitol, dairy butter (milk), skim milk, hydrogenated coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, glycerin, salt, mono - and diglycerides, baking soda, lecithin (soy), TBHQ, citric acid, disodium phosphate.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Soy
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Reese's
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 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
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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“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
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 2.4 (foods with more than 10 % added polyols)
“‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org