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) — Real nuts, good fats and protein.
• Peanuts (safe) — Actual whole-food ingredient providing 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) — Ground cocoa solids and butter; the whole-food base of dark chocolate, rich in flavanols and fiber.
• Cocoa Butter (safe) — Natural fat from the cocoa bean; a clean ingredient.
• 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 (concerning) — A second sweetener — still sugar your body processes the same way.
• glucose syrup (concerning) — A second refined sugar source layered on top of the first.
• Rice crisps (rice flour) (moderate) — Refined starch for crunch, adds fast carbs and little else.
• Sea Salt (safe) — Standard seasoning in small amounts.