Chocolate candies
Unreal Dark Chocolate Variety Pack
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 7
Unreal Dark Chocolate Variety Pack scores 7 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.
Better chocolate candy
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Hershey’s Zero Sugar special dark Hershey's · 5.1 oz/144 g Less sugar · No added sugars Score 60 out of 100 , 53 points higher -
Almond Dark Chocolate Style Bar Lily's · 3 oz Less sugar · No added sugars Score 53 out of 100 , 46 points higher -
Hershey's Special Dark Zero Sugar Chocolate Candy Hershey's · 3 oz Less sugar · No added sugars Score 60 out of 100 , 53 points higher -
Organic Dark Chocolate Fig Truffles That's It. · 20 oz/567 g Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 51 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Dark chocolate + banana + apple truffle bite, dark chocolate + banana + apple That's It. · 5 oz/142 g Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 50 out of 100 , 43 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Dark Chocolate Variety Pack
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Powdered sugar 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 33.3 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 20 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 333 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 93.5 = 6.5 → 7
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). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 333 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 40 g |
| Saturated fat | 20 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.7 g |
| Sugars | 33.3 g |
| Added sugars | 33.3 g |
| Fiber | 6.7 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 pack (15 g)
Ingredients
- dark chocolate (moderate concern)
- chocolate liquor
- cane sugar (high concern)
- cocoa butter
- vanilla
- roasted peanuts
- peanut flour
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- carnauba wax
- organic cassava syrup (high concern)
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- organic cocoa butter
- sunflower lecithin
- vanilla beans
- organic sunflower oil
- organic palm oil
- organic powdered sugar (high concern)
- pea protein crisps
- pea protein
- sea salt
- sunflower lecithin
- organic grass-fed whey protein
Label text, as published
dark chocolate, chocolate liquor, cane sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla, roasted peanuts, peanut flour, organic cane sugar, carnauba wax, organic cassava syrup, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla beans, organic sunflower oil, organic palm oil, organic powdered sugar, pea protein crisps, pea protein, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, organic grass-fed whey protein
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts
- Not vegan
- Gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More chocolate candies on GoodSwap
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Milk Chocolate Unreal · 5.0 oz Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 2 out of 100 Bad -
Nutella B-ready Nutella · 22 g Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 6 out of 100 Bad -
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More from Unreal
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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“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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“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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu