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Dark chocolate & sea salt caramel bar - Ghirardelli Chocolate

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Dark chocolate & sea salt caramel bar - Ghirardelli Chocolate

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Barcode: 0747599615269 (EAN / EAN-13) 747599615269 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Ghirardelli Chocolate, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Brand owner: GHIRARDELLI

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Cocoa and its products, Confectioneries, Chocolate candies, Chocolates, Dark chocolates, Caramel chocolates, Dark chocolate with caramel

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

24 ingredients

Sugar, unsweetened chocolate, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (pasteurized milk, sugar), cocoa butter, palm oil, water, milk fat, butter (cream, salt), salt, natural and artificial flavor, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, sorbitol, potassium sorbate, vanilla, citric acid and tbhq - preservatives.

Allergens: Milk, Soybeans

Food processing

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

Additive: E322 - Lecithins

Additive: E420 - Sorbitol

Ingredient: Emulsifier

Ingredient: Flavouring
Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Processed culinary ingredients

Processed foods

Ultra processed foods

The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

→ Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

E202 - Potassium sorbate

Potassium sorbate (E202) is a synthetic food preservative commonly used to extend the shelf life of various food products.

It works by inhibiting the growth of molds, yeast, and some bacteria, preventing spoilage. When added to foods, it helps maintain their freshness and quality.

Some studies have shown that when combined with nitrites, potassium sorbate have genotoxic activity in vitro. However, potassium sorbate is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by regulatory authorities.

E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)

Tert-Butylhydroquinone: tert-Butylhydroquinone -TBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone- is a synthetic aromatic organic compound which is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.
Source: Wikipedia

E322 - Lecithins

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E322i - Lecithin

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E330 - Citric acid

Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

E339ii - Disodium phosphate

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
Source: Wikipedia

E420 - Sorbitol

Sorbitol: Sorbitol --, less commonly known as glucitol --, is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, which changes the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup, but it is also found in nature, for example in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. It is converted to fructose by sorbitol-6-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase. Sorbitol is an isomer of mannitol, another sugar alcohol; the two differ only in the orientation of the hydroxyl group on carbon 2. While similar, the two sugar alcohols have very different sources in nature, melting points, and uses.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Sweetened condensed milk, Pasteurised milk, Milkfat, Butter, Cream

Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: E339ii

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Sugar, chocolate, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (pasteurized milk, sugar), cocoa butter, palm oil, water, milk fat, butter (cream, salt), salt, natural and artificial flavor, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, sorbitol, potassium sorbate, vanilla, citric acid, tbhq, preservatives
Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 5 - percent_max: 100

chocolate -> en:chocolate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

sweetened condensed milk -> en:sweetened-condensed-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

pasteurized milk -> en:pasteurised-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

cocoa butter -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

palm oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

milk fat -> en:milkfat - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

butter -> en:butter - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16400 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

cream -> en:cream - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19402 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

natural and artificial flavor -> en:natural-and-artificial-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

disodium phosphate -> en:e339ii - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

soy lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

an emulsifier -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

sorbitol -> en:e420 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

potassium sorbate -> en:e202 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

vanilla -> en:vanilla - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

tbhq -> en:e319 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

preservatives -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

Nutrition

Bad nutritional quality
⚠ ️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: 4

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4, rounded value: 4)

Fiber: 4 / 5 (value: 4, rounded value: 4)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Negative points: 27

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 2008, rounded value: 2008)

Sugars: 10 / 10 (value: 48, rounded value: 48)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 16, rounded value: 16)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 200, rounded value: 200)

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

Nutritional score: (27 - 4)

Nutri-Score:
→ Learn more about the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (28%)
  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
- Saturated fat in high quantity (16%)
  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
- Sugars in high quantity (48%)
  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
- Salt in moderate quantity (0.5%)
  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

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (3 SECTIONS (38 g))	Compared to: Caramel chocolates
Energy	2,008 kj (480 kcal)	763 kj (182 kcal)	-
Fat	28 g	10.6 g	+6%
Saturated fat	16 g	6.08 g	-1%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	13 mg	4.94 mg	-10%
Salt	0.5 g	0.19 g	+26%
Carbohydrates	60 g	22.8 g	+3%
Fiber	4 g	1.52 g	+86%
Sugars	48 g	18.2 g	-0%
Proteins	4 g	1.52 g	-19%
Vitamin A	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg
Calcium	53 mg	20.1 mg	-38%
Iron	3.79 mg	1.44 mg	+80%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 3 SECTIONS (38 g)

Environment

Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact

The Eco-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.

→ The Eco-Score was initially developped for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Eco-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.

Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: D (Score: 35/100)

Category: Dark chocolate bar, filled with praline

PEF environmental score: 0.89 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 17.11 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	14.3 %
Processing	81.0 %
Packaging	1.2 %
Transportation	3.0 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.

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Ingredients that threatens species
Malus: -10

Contains palm oil

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.

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: E (Score: 5/100)
Product: Dark chocolate & sea salt caramel bar - Ghirardelli Chocolate

Life cycle analysis score: 35
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -30

Final score: 5/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 8.9 km in a petrol car

1711 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Dark chocolate bar, filled with praline (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	8.6 %
Processing	89.2 %
Packaging	0.6 %
Transportation	1.6 %
Distribution	0.1 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

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Origins of ingredients
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Threatened species

Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan

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.

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Last edit of product page on October 29, 2022, 8:43:04 AM CEST by segundo.
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Dark chocolate & sea salt caramel bar - Ghirardelli Chocolate