Milk Chocolate - Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Ingredients

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  22 ingredients

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  Sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, corn syrup, unsweetened chocolate, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), palm oil, butter (cream, salt), sodium citrate, soy lecithin, natural flavor, extracts of oregano, flaxseed, plum, and green tea (to preserve freshness), salt, vanilla extract.

  Allergens: Milk, Soybeans

Food processing

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  Ultra processed foods

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  Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

  • Additive: E322 - Lecithins
  • Ingredient: Flavouring

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  1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
  2. Processed culinary ingredients
  3. Processed foods
  4. Ultra processed foods

  
  

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Additives

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  : Sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, corn syrup, chocolate, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), palm oil, butter (cream, salt), sodium citrate, soy lecithin, natural flavor, oregano, flaxseed, plum, and green tea (to preserve freshness), salt, vanilla extract

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  2. whole milk powder -> en:whole-milk-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19021 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
  3. cocoa butter -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
  4. corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
  5. chocolate -> en:chocolate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
  6. sweetened condensed milk -> en:sweetened-condensed-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
     1. milk -> en:milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
     2. sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333
  7. palm oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143
  8. butter -> en:butter - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16400 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
     1. cream -> en:cream - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19402 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
     2. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3687
  9. sodium citrate -> en:sodium-citrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111
  10. soy lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
  11. natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
  12. oregano -> en:oregano - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11035 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
  13. flaxseed -> en:flax-seed - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15034 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
  14. plum -> en:plum - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
  15. and green tea -> en:and-green-tea - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. to preserve freshness -> en:to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
  16. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3687
  17. vanilla extract -> en:vanilla-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11065 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3687

Nutrition

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  Bad nutritional quality

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  ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0

  This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

  Positive points: 2

  • Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 6.45, rounded value: 6.45)
  • Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.6, rounded value: 2.6)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0.00574448529411598, rounded value: 0)

  Negative points: 27

  • Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2025, rounded value: 2025)
  • Sugars: 10 / 10 (value: 53.85, rounded value: 53.85)
  • Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 16.13, rounded value: 16.1)
  • Sodium: 1 / 10 (value: 147.48, rounded value: 147.5)

  The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

  Nutritional score: (27 - 2)

  Nutri-Score:

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  Nutrient levels

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    Fat in high quantity (29%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat

    • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

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    Saturated fat in high quantity (16.1%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat

    • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

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    Sugars in high quantity (53.9%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks

    • Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
    • Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts

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    Salt in moderate quantity (0.369%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
    • Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
    • Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food

    • Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
    • Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.

    Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

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  Nutrition facts

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  Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (4 PIECES (31 g))	Compared to: Chocolate candies
  Energy	2,025 kj (483 kcal)	628 kj (150 kcal)	-6%
  Fat	29.03 g	9 g	-5%
  Saturated fat	16.13 g	5 g	-6%
  Trans fat	0 g	0 g
  Cholesterol	16 mg	4.96 mg	+55%
  Carbohydrates	61.29 g	19 g	+12%
  Sugars	53.85 g	16.7 g	+16%
  Fiber	2.6 g	0.806 g	-26%
  Proteins	6.45 g	2 g	+9%
  Salt	0.369 g	0.114 g	+80%
  Vitamin A	76.8 µg	23.8 µg	+276%
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
  Calcium	161 mg	49.9 mg	+74%
  Iron	0.65 mg	0.201 mg	-75%
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0.006 %	0.006 %

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Threatened species

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  Contains palm oil

  Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan

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  Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.