KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Bar — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Bar by KIND ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Whole nuts lead the list, but this bar hides three separate sweeteners plus a chocolate coating whose #1 ingredient is sugar, all glued together with emulsifiers.

Why this verdict

• Three separate sweeteners: sugar, honey, and glucose syrup
• Sugar is the #1 ingredient in the chocolate coating, ahead of cocoa
• Soya lecithin emulsifier appears twice - a processed-food tell
• Chicory root fibre is added isolated fiber, not fiber from whole food
• Classified NOVA 4 (ultra-processed) despite the wholesome image

Ingredients (12)

• Almonds (safe) — Whole nut, healthy fats, protein, fiber, and vitamin E.
• Peanuts (safe) — Legume packed with protein and healthy fats.
• Sugar (in chocolate coating) (moderate) — The top ingredient of the coating - added sugar, one of three sweeteners in the bar.
• Cocoa Mass (safe) — Real chocolate liquor.
• Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
• Soya Lecithin (emulsifier) (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps the powder mixable; common soy allergen.
• natural flavouring (moderate) — Undefined flavour compound; 'natural' but unspecified, a minor processing marker.
• Chicory Root Fibre (safe) — Prebiotic inulin fibre; feeds gut bacteria, though large amounts can cause bloating.
• honey (moderate) — A pure natural sweetener - roughly 80% sugars; clean but calorically dense, use sparingly.
• glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
• Rice crisps (rice flour) (moderate) — Refined starch for crunch, adds fast carbs and little else.
• Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.