Lindt LINDOR Dark Chocolate Truffles — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Lindt LINDOR Dark Chocolate Truffles by Lindt & Sprungli (Usa) Inc. TREAT — score 43/90.
Sugar is the first ingredient and fractionated vegetable oils come second, ahead of cocoa. It's an indulgent dessert with a fairly simple list, so enjoy it as the treat it is, not as 'premium' health food.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the #1 ingredient, ahead of any cocoa
- Second ingredient is fractionated coconut/palm-kernel oil, very high in saturated fat
- About 230 calories and 19g fat per 3 truffles, almost all from sugar and fat
- Vanillin (artificial flavoring) stands in for real vanilla
- Simple enough to count as a treat, but it's dessert, not dark-chocolate health food
Ingredients (8)
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Chocolate (cocoa mass) (safe) — The dominant ingredient — polyphenol-rich cocoa, minimally processed for a shelf product.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- Vegetable Oil (Coconut, Palm Kernel) (caution) — The truffle center's backbone — heavily saturated commodity fat that creates the 'melt'.
- Skim milk / milkfat / milk (moderate) — Dairy for creaminess; adds saturated fat. A dairy allergen.
- Soya Lecithin (emulsifier) (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps the powder mixable; common soy allergen.
- Vanillin (artificial flavoring) (moderate) — Synthetic vanilla flavor standing in for real vanilla.
- BARLEY MALT POWDER (moderate) — Flavor booster that quietly adds gluten to a chocolate truffle.