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Premium Sauce, Chocolate

Processing Score
7.3Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3/10Fair

The processing score reflects 16 ingredients, including preservatives, corn syrup and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar
Ghirardelli Premium Sauce, Chocolate Honey & Syrups
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
747599619021
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size38 g
Amount per serving
Calories
110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g
3%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol <5mg
2%
Sodium 35mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate 23g
8%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 19g
Includes 18g Added Sugars
36%
Protein 1g
Vitamin D 23.9mcg
119%
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 0.5mg
3%
Potassium 90mg
2%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

14 listed · 5 flagged for review

SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SKIM MILK, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, VANILLA EXTRACT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Premium Sauce, Chocolate scores Highly 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.
  • Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Processed Fruit Products (Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
  • Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Honey & Syrups, this product is more processed than about 74% of the 3,559 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 Premium Sauce, 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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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