Hammond's Candies, Classic Handcrafted Assortment Chocolates

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Hammond's Candies, Classic Handcrafted Assortment Chocolates 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.
• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Coconut Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And/Or Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Red 3): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Hammond's Candies, Classic Handcrafted Assortment Chocolates' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Coffee.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Semisweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil, Soya Lecithin, Vanilla, Milk), Sugar, Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Chocolate Liquor [Processed With Alkali], Lactose, Milkfat, Soya Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors), Cream (Milk, Carrageenan, Dextrose), and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.