Selections Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Selections Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles by Signature TREAT — score 43/90.
An indulgent dark chocolate truffle, but it leans on sugar and refined tropical oils, and it slips in artificial flavors a real premium chocolate wouldn't need.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is one of the top ingredients, ahead of most of the cocoa
- Creamy texture comes from refined coconut and palm kernel oil, not cocoa
- Contains artificial flavors despite the premium dark-chocolate framing
- Calorie-dense, fat-heavy indulgence — fine as an occasional treat
Ingredients (12)
- Chocolate (safe) — Small amount of real chocolate; a minor positive.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Vegetable Oil (Coconut, Palm Kernel) (caution) — The truffle center's backbone — heavily saturated commodity fat that creates the 'melt'.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- Cocoa nibs (safe) — Minimally processed cocoa; brings real chocolate flavor and some flavanols.
- Milkfat (moderate) — Saturated dairy fat for richness.
- Milk (safe) — Real dairy base.
- Soya Lecithin (emulsifier) (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps the powder mixable; common soy allergen.
- Skim Milk (safe) — Real dairy base, fine.
- Vanilla Seeds (safe) — Real vanilla — a genuinely nice touch.
- Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Synthetic flavoring; the reason this counts as a flavored coffee.
- BARLEY MALT POWDER (moderate) — Flavor booster that quietly adds gluten to a chocolate truffle.