Demet's, Turtles, Chocolate Collection

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Demet's, Turtles, Chocolate Collection 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.
• Artificial Colors (Vanilla (Caramel Color, Natural And Artificial Flavors)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate 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 Demet's, Turtles, Chocolate Collection'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: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Nonfat Milk, Butteroil, Lactose, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanillin, Salt), Bittersweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor [Processed With Alkali], Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Butteroil, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla), White Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Butteroil, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Salt, And Natural Vanilla Flavor), Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.