Instant chocolate powders
Cocoa Classics Coco Classics Chocolate Supreme Cocoa Mix
35 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains artificial flavors
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 19
Cocoa Classics Coco Classics Chocolate Supreme Cocoa Mix scores 19 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 solids: 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Coco Classics Chocolate Supreme Cocoa Mix
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup solids minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Hydrogenated oil minus 1.5 points
- Caseinate minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 11.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 1.2 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 81.5 = 18.5 → 19
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 68 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.6 g |
| Sugars | 11.6 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Protein | 1.4 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 1 packet
Ingredients
- Sugar (high concern)
- nonfat dry milk
- whey
- corn syrup solids (high concern)
- Dutch-processed cocoa
- coconut oil
- salt
- hydrogenated coconut oil
- sodium caseinate
- cellulose gum (moderate concern)
- potassium & sodium phosphate
- artificial flavor
- mono & diglycerides
- soy lecithin
- sodium stearoyl lactylate
Label text, as published
Sugar, nonfat dry milk, whey, corn syrup solids, Dutch-processed cocoa, coconut oil, salt, hydrogenated coconut oil, sodium caseinate, cellulose gum, potassium & sodium phosphate, artificial flavor, mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate. Contains: milk, soy. Gluten free.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy
- 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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“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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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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“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
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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
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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“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