Kit Kat Chocolate Bar — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Kit Kat Chocolate Bar by Hershey ENGINEERED — score 35/90.
Indulgent chocolate with simple but processed ingredients.
Why this verdict
- Indulgent snack
- Simple composition
- Some processed ingredients
Ingredients (14)
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- wheat flour (moderate) — Thickening agent, not harmful but adds processing.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- Chocolate (safe) — Small amount of real chocolate; a minor positive.
- Lactose (safe) — Milk sugar carrier in the seasoning; makes the chips not dairy-free.
- MILK FAT (safe) — Dairy fat that softens the chocolate.
- Vegetable Oil (moderate) — Refined frying oil; the main source of the calorie density and fat.
- Palm Oil (moderate) — Saturated-fat-heavy oil used in the crust.
- Palm Kernel Oil (moderate) — Extremely saturated tropical fat used for the fudge coating's snap.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- yeast (safe) — Leavening agent for bread rising.
- Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavor doing the 'creme' work.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Baking Soda (safe) — A basic leavening agent. Completely standard.
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