Assorted Pralines Chocolates — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Assorted Pralines Chocolates by Maitre Truffout ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
Sugar is the #1 ingredient, backed by five more sweeteners and palm fat. This is engineered sweetness dressed up as an Austrian luxury gift.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the very first ingredient, ahead of any cocoa
- Six distinct sweeteners: sugar, glucose syrup, caramel sugar syrup, lactose, dextrose, glucose-fructose syrup
- Hyper-palatable triad: added sugar + refined oil (palm fat) + refined starch
- Cocoa mass ranks below the starches and sugars
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
Ingredients (19)
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- wheat starch (safe) — Vitamin C, acts as a preservative here.
- Whole Soya Flour (moderate) — Cheap protein/bulk filler. Not harmful, but signals a formulated product, not real chocolate.
- glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- palm fat (concerning) — A second palm-derived fat piled on top of the palm oil — pure saturated fat.
- Caramel Sugar Syrup (concerning) — A third sweetener source — more added sugar for color and taste
- Whole Milk Powder (safe) — Dairy solids.
- Lactose (safe) — Milk sugar carrier in the seasoning; makes the chips not dairy-free.
- Cocoa Mass (safe) — Real chocolate liquor.
- Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
- Peanuts (safe) — Legume packed with protein and healthy fats.
- HAZELNUTS (safe) — Whole nut, unsaturated fats.
- glucose-fructose syrup (caution) — Industrial liquid sweetener (equivalent to HFCS); adds fast sugar and smooth texture.
- Sunflower Lecithin (safe) — Emulsifier; benign.
- Invertase (safe) — An enzyme used to keep fillings soft. Functionally inert in the body.
- Soya Bean Oil (moderate) — Refined seed oil added as extra fat.
- rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch that completes the fast-carb triad.
- Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavor doing the 'creme' work.