Fruits in Chocolate, Cherry in Dark Chocolate

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Fruits in Chocolate, Cherry in Dark Chocolate scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Naturaland Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Tristearate And Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 66% of the 20,883 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 Fruits in Chocolate, Cherry in Dark 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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cherry* (Sunflower Oil). Dark Chocolate: Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.