Frozen desserts
Talenti Salted Caramel Truffle
323.1 g/11.4 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 14
Talenti Salted Caramel Truffle scores 14 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
Salted Caramel Truffle
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20.8 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 3.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 86.5 = 13.5 → 14
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 134 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20.9 g |
| Sugars | 20.8 g |
| Added sugars | 17.5 g |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 2.6 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 0.67 cup (117 g)
Ingredients
- Milk
- sugar+ (high concern)
- skim milk
- cream
- water
- coconut oil
- corn syrup+ (high concern)
- whole egg and egg yolk
- cocoa processed with alkali
- enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- dextrose+ (high concern)
- palm oil and soybean+ oil
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- carob bean gum
- sunflower lecithin
- sea salt
- soy lecithin
- natural flavor
- dried cane syrup+ (high concern)
- cocoa
- butter (cream, salt)
- guar gum
- corn starch
- salt
Label text, as published
Milk, sugar+, skim milk, cream, water, coconut oil, corn syrup+, whole egg and egg yolk, cocoa processed with alkali, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dextrose+, palm oil and soybean+ oil, baking soda, vanilla extract, carob bean gum, sunflower lecithin, sea salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor, dried cane syrup+, cocoa, butter (cream, salt), guar gum, corn starch, salt.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Talenti
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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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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu