Dark Chocolate

Processing Score

5.5Highly Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

4.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 15 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Protein SourceGood Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

8410109050523

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size33 g

Amount per serving

Calories

160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10g

13%

Saturated Fat 6g

30%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 25mg

Total Carbohydrate 18g

Dietary Fiber 4g

14%

Total Sugars 12g

Protein 3g

Calcium 0mg

Iron 4.2mg

23%

* 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

10 listed · 3 flagged for review

SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (CHOCOLATE, SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN - AN EMULSIFIER), SUGAR, ORANGE PULP, APPLE, PINEAPPLE FIBER, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL ORANGE FLAVOR, TOTAL CACAO COMPONENTS IN SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE: 70%.

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, Dark Chocolate scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Alginate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Processed Fruit Products (Total Cacao Components In Semisweet Chocolate: 70%): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 33% 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 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Semisweet Chocolate (Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

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