Food
Petit Pot Dark Chocolate French Dessert
8 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 36
Petit Pot Dark Chocolate French Dessert scores 36 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 8 points Sugars 14 g / 100 g: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Dark Chocolate French Dessert
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Pectin minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 14 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Saturated fat 7 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 180 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 64 = 36
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 180 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated fat | 7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16 g |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Added sugars | 11 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 1 jar (115 g)
Ingredients
- WHOLE MILK
- DARK CHOCOLATE (UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, CANE SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT) (moderate concern)
- HEAVY CREAM
- SUGARED EGG YOLKS
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- PECTIN
- SEA SALT
Label text, as published
WHOLE MILK*, DARK CHOCOLATE* (UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE*, CANE SUGAR*, COCOA BUTTER*, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT*), HEAVY CREAM*, SUGARED EGG YOLKS*, CANE SUGAR*, PECTIN, SEA SALT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Egg
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Petit Pot
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