Chocolate Bells, Chocolate
The processing score reflects 45 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
30 listed · 9 flagged for reviewCONFECTIONERY COATING (SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA POWDER, WHEY [MILK]POWDER, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), SUGAR, WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE-B1, RIBOFLAVIN-B2, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OILS (SOYBEAN OIL AND PALM OIL), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, COCOA, EGGS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NONFAT MILK, DEXTROSE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, EGG WHITES, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, DATEM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, CITRIC ACID, NUTMEG, CARAMEL COLOR, CINNAMON, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETARD SPOILAGE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chocolate Bells, Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Datem, +1 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Chocolate Bells, 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder, Whey [Milk]Powder, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial Flavor), Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oils (Soybean Oil And Palm Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Monocalcium Phosphate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate (To Retard Spoilage).
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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