Chewy Caramel Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol Humectant): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Processed Fruit Products (Fat-Reduced Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin Emulsifier): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Candy, this product is more processed than about 32% of the 21,778 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 Chewy Caramel Chocolate'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: Sugar, Sweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Butter Fat, Skim Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin Emulsifier, Vanilla Extract), Glucose Syrup (From Wheat Or Corn), Cane Sugar Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Palm Oil, Sheanut Oil And Ape Butter).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.