Assorted Truffles, Assorted

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Assorted Truffles, Assorted scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel And Cottonseed Oils)Milk): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Assorted Truffles, Assorted's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pure Dark And Milk Chocolate And White Cocoa Butter (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Butter Milk, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Com Syrup, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Blue Lake.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.