Chocolate candies
Beyond Good Salted Caramel
2.64 oz/75 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- No additives
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 10
Beyond Good Salted Caramel scores 10 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 Caramel: 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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Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate Style Liliys · 2.8 oz/80 g Less sugar · No added sugars Score 48 out of 100 , 38 points higher -
Roasted & Salted Truffle Marcona Almonds Trader Joe's · 6 oz Less sugar · Less saturated fat Score 84 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
Organic salted almond dark chocolate Theo · 3 oz/85 g Not ultra-processed · No caramel Score 49 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Salted Almond Extra Dark Chocolate Style Bar Lily's · 2.8 oz Less sugar · No added sugars Score 53 out of 100 , 43 points higher -
Salted Fudge Chocolate Bar Hormbles Chormbles Less sugar · No added sugars Score 54 out of 100 , 44 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Salted Caramel
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Caramel minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 32 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 24 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 600 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 8 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 90 = 10
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 | 600 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 40 g |
| Saturated fat | 24 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 48 g |
| Sugars | 32 g |
| Added sugars | 32 g |
| Fiber | 8 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 0.333 bar (25 g)
Ingredients
- COCOA BEANS
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- CARAMEL (SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP) (high concern)
- COCOA BUTTER
- SEA SALT
- VANILLA EXTRACT
Label text, as published
*COCOA BEANS, *CANE SUGAR, CARAMEL ( SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP), *COCOA BUTTER, SEA SALT, VANILLA EXTRACT. *ORGANIC INGREDIENT
Allergens and diets
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Beyond Good
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