Dark chocolates with almonds
Kind nuts&spices
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 17
Kind nuts&spices scores 17 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: 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
Kind nuts&spices
Ingredients
- Honey minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup 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 12.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 8.8 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 450 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 15 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 12.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 83.5 = 16.5 → 17
Can’t score above 79. Contains honey, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 450 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20 g |
| Saturated fat | 8.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Sugars | 12.5 g |
| Fiber | 15 g |
| Protein | 12.5 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Ingredients
- Almonds
- cashews
- chicory root fiber
- pecans
- honey (high concern)
- palm kernel oil
- sugar (high concern)
- ies 180 flour
- unsweetened Nu 10 se Serv glucose syrup (high concern)
- rice Amour Ca chocolate
- alkalized % Daily Value* cocoa
- sea salt
- soy 19% lecithin
- natural Total flavor
- cocoa butter
- Fat 3g 15% Sat Tran g Allergen urated Fat 3g Pol Information: turated Fat 8g Contains almonds (not recognized)
- Mo Omg 0% cashews
- pecans Chole mg 5% and soy
Label text, as published
Almonds, cashews, chicory root fiber, pecans, honey, palm kernel oil, sugar, ies 180 flour, unsweetened Nu 10 se Serv glucose syrup, rice Amour Ca chocolate, alkalized % Daily Value* cocoa, sea salt, soy 19% lecithin, natural Total flavor, cocoa butter. Fat 3g 15% Sat Tran g Allergen urated Fat 3g Pol Information: turated Fat 8g Contains almonds, Mo Omg 0% cashews, pecans Chole mg 5% and soy. Sodiu per 6g 21% hydrate 16g 6% May contain peanuts, Total tree nuts and sesame Die rs 5g seeds.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat
May contain: Peanuts, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More dark chocolates with almonds on GoodSwap
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Dark Chocolate with Almonds Choceur · 150 g Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 30 out of 100 Poor - Dark Chocolate Almonds Target Stores Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 25 out of 100 Poor
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Organic Macrobar Dark Chocolate + Almonds GoMacro · 12 × 2.3 oz Ultra-processedContains added sugarsCertified organicNo additives Score 23 out of 100 Poor -
Almond Dark Chocolate Style Bar Lily's · 3 oz Ultra-processedHigh in saturated fatContains non-nutritive sweetenersContains sugar alcohols Score 53 out of 100 Okay -
Dark Chocolate Almond & Sea Salt barkTHINS · 133 g Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
Dark Chocolate with Almonds and Sea Salt Tony's Chocolonely · 180 g Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 37 out of 100 Poor
More from Kind
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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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
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
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu