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Smucker'sCooking Helpers · 0051500021583

Hot Dark Chocolate

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Corn Syrup54.5%No flag›
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup22.7%No flag›
  • Water11.4%No flag›
  • Sugar5.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa Processed With Alkali2.8%No flag
  • Chocolate1.4%No flag›
  • Milk chocolate0.7%No flag
  • Soya bean0.7%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and Less Of0.7%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.7%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Potassium Sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Vanillin<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
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Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate (With Milk And Soybean), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Vanillin (Artificial Flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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