Favorite Day Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Favorite Day Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds by Favorite Day TREAT — score 43/90.
A straightforward chocolate-and-almond candy. Real almonds and cocoa do the heavy lifting, and there are no artificial colors or flavors, but it is still sweetened with both sugar and corn syrup and finished with a few candy-shell additives. Enjoy it as the treat it is.
Why this verdict
- Indulgent confection built on real chocolate and whole almonds
- No artificial colors or flavors in the formula
- Two added sweeteners stacked — sugar plus corn syrup
- Candy-shell additives (gum arabic, modified corn starch, confectioner's glaze) keep it in treat territory
Ingredients (10)
- semisweet chocolate (moderate) — Real cocoa-based chocolate; sweet but contributes cocoa antioxidants.
- Almonds (safe) — Whole nut, healthy fats, protein, fiber, and vitamin E.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- MILK FAT (safe) — Dairy fat that softens the chocolate.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Confectioners glaze (shellac) (moderate) — Insect-derived polish for the candy shell.
- Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Thickener/stabilizer that gives the sauce body.
- Coconut Oil (safe) — Plant fat used for the shell coating.
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