Chocolate Truffle

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Truffle'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Cocoa Dusting (Cocoa Powder, Dextrose, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Cocoa Butter), Chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin), Caramelized Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.