Seattle Chocolate
Flavor:
Let's Celebrate Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients:
Milk chocolate (cane sugar, milk, cocoa butter*, chocolate liquor*, soya lecithin, natural vanilla), dark chocolate (chocolate liquor*, cane sugar, cocoa butter*, soya lecithin, natural vanilla), white chocolate (cane sugar, cocoa butter*, milk, soya lecithin, natural vanilla), non-hydrogenated coconut oil, popping candy (cane sugar, lactose, corn syrup, cocoa butter, carbon dioxide), toffee (cane sugar, butter, rice syrup, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, salt, soya lecithin, natural flavor), chocolate chips (chocolate liquor, cane sugar, cocoa butter, natural vanilla), graham biscotti (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, Riboflavin, folic acid], cane sugar, butter, Eggs, baking powder [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate], natural flavors, salt), raspberry powder, sea salt, citric acid, natural flavor, beet extract (color).
Rating: Not Clean
- 2 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rated at 2/5 green leaves, the Seattle Chocolate Let’s Celebrate Chocolate Truffles have room for improvement in terms of providing a cleaner food option. This product is not organic, leading to an immediate deduction in its rating. While it does use non-GMO ingredients, which is a positive aspect, the presence of added sugars, including cane sugar and corn syrup, detracts significantly from its overall healthfulness.
Further deductions stem from the inclusion of potentially harmful additives. Ingredients such as natural flavor and soya lecithin, which are often processed and can be a cause for concern for those seeking clean eating options, contribute to the lower score. The use of enriched wheat flour also plays a role in diminishing the product’s clean food status, as it is a less wholesome version of wheat flour with added synthetic nutrients.
The product’s ingredient list suggests that there is a reliance on sugars and additives that do not align with the goal of offering cleaner food alternatives. Despite the use of non-GMO ingredients, the non-organic nature and the array of added sugars and potentially harmful additives present in the truffles indicate that consumers seeking health-conscious options might find this product lacking.
For this product to achieve a higher green leaf rating and be considered a healthier and cleaner choice, a reformulation would be necessary. This could include the removal of added sugars and harmful additives, as well as a shift towards organic ingredients. Such changes would align the Seattle Chocolate Let’s Celebrate Chocolate Truffles more closely with the values of consumers looking for cleaner, more natural food products.
Certifications:
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