Bonbons
Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffles
5.1 oz (144 g)
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 8
Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffles scores 8 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
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Soy lecithin minus 2.5 points
- Artificial flavors minus 1.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Palm kernel oil 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 36.1 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 38.9 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 639 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 92.5 = 7.5 → 8
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 | 639 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 52.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 38.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 41.7 g |
| Sugars | 36.1 g |
| Added sugars | 33.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 5.6 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 3 balls (36 g)
Ingredients
- Dark Sweet Chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, skim milk, milkfat, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavoring))
- vegetable oil (coconut, palm kernel)
- sugar (high concern)
- chocolate
- cocoa butter
- milk
- soy lecithin (emulsifier)
- barley malt powder (high concern)
- artificial flavors
Label text, as published
Dark Sweet Chocolate [sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, skim milk, milkfat, soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavoring)], vegetable oil (coconut, palm kernel), sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milk, soy lecithin (emulsifier), barley malt powder, artificial flavors.
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.
Packaging
Aluminium, Plastic, Paper
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Lindt
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