Lindt Excellence A Touch of Sea Salt Dark — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Lindt Excellence A Touch of Sea Salt Dark by Lindt TREAT — score 45/90.

Simple dark chocolate, but sugar is the first ingredient ahead of the cocoa. Indulgent by design, not a health food.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the #1 ingredient, ahead of the cocoa
• Roughly half sugar and fat by weight, calorie-dense
• Contains vanillin, a synthetic vanilla flavoring
• Soy lecithin emulsifier, but only one and in small amount
• Short, otherwise clean list keeps it a simple indulgence

Ingredients (7)

• Sugar (concerning) — Added sugar, third by weight, feeds yeast and adds sweetness with no nutritional benefit.
• Cocoa Mass (safe) — Ground cocoa beans; the actual chocolate, carrying flavanols and minerals.
• Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cocoa bean; rich and calorie-dense but not an industrial oil.
• anhydrous milk fat (moderate) — Concentrated dairy fat for texture; adds saturated fat.
• Soya Lecithin (emulsifier) (moderate) — A common emulsifier to keep the fat and cocoa blended. Widely used and low-risk, but a mark of processing.
• Sea salt (0.3%) (safe) — The signature fleur de sel. Tiny amount, purely for flavor contrast.
• Vanillin (flavouring) (moderate) — A synthetic vanilla flavoring, not real vanilla. Harmless in this dose but it is an artificial additive in a 'fine chocolate'.

Healthier alternatives

• Lindt Excellence 99% Cacao Dark Chocolate