Lindt Williams Liquor Chocolate with Williams Pear — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Lindt Williams Liquor Chocolate with Williams Pear by Lindt DUMP — score 20/90.
Alcohol is the primary health concern here — pear brandy plus sugar as the #1 ingredient, with artificial vanillin and added emulsifiers on top.
Why this verdict
- Contains 8% pear brandy — alcohol is empty calories and a recognized carcinogen
- Sugar is the #1 ingredient, with invert sugar adding a second sweetener
- Artificial vanillin flavoring instead of real vanilla
- Soy lecithin emulsifier plus gum arabic thickener — processed confection, not whole food
- High sugar and cocoa-butter fat make it calorie-dense with no redeeming nutrition
Ingredients (12)
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Cocoa Butter (moderate) — Natural cocoa fat; fine in small amounts but adds to a heavy saturated-fat load.
- Whole Milk Powder (safe) — The actual 'milk' the name leans on — only 8%, ranked behind two sweeteners and a fake creamer.
- Williams pear brandy (8%) (concerning) — Ethanol — empty calories and a Group 1 carcinogen; the main health concern.
- Cocoa Mass (safe) — Actual cocoa solids — the legitimate chocolate component.
- Lactose (moderate) — Milk sugar — yet another sweetener source adding to the sugar load.
- Invert Sugar (concerning) — A second refined sugar source for moisture and sweetness.
- Skimmed Milk Powder (safe) — Standard dairy ingredient for milk chocolate; benign.
- thickener gum arabic (moderate) — Added stabilizer to control texture — a processing additive.
- Emulsifier (soy lecithin) (moderate) — A processed emulsifier; common but marks this as a manufactured product, not a simple baked good.
- Barley Malt Extract (moderate) — Adds yet more sugar and flavor to the cereal filling.
- Flavoring vanillin (concerning) — Synthetic vanilla flavoring standing in for real vanilla.