Caramel Filled Milk and Dark Chocolate Shells

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Caramel Filled Milk and Dark Chocolate Shells scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Fat): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin And Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids Added As Emulsifiers): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Pectin Added As Stabilizer): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 33% 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 Caramel Filled Milk and Dark Chocolate Shells' 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: Sugar, Glucose Syrup (Contains Wheat And Sulfites), Invert Sugar Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.