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EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (4)Lower scores accompany better foods.

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EWG Overall Score Breakdown

The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score.Read more about scores here.


EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.

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Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (14)EWG calculates that this product is 52% sugar by weight and contains 3 teaspoons of added and natural sugar per serving [read more]

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (15)Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]

The nutrition factors used for scoring See's Candies Dark Coffee Scotchmallow Coffee Caramel & Coffee Marshmallow Covered in Dark Chocolate, Dark Coffee Scotchmallow

Positive factors

Fruit, vegetable, bean or nut content

Protein content

Fiber content

Omega-3 fatty acids

Negative factors

Calorie density

Sugar/low-calorie sweetener content

Sodium content

Saturated fat content

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Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (17)This product is not certified organic [read more]

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (18)Includes ingredient(s) derived from animals that were possibly treated with antibiotics and/or growth promoters: Cream and Butter [read more]

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Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (20)Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns

Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (21)This product is not certified organic [read more]

Products bearing the USDA certified organic seal must contain at least 95 percent organic ingredient, and must be produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and free of genetically engineered ingredients.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (22)EWG calculates that this product is 52% sugar by weight and contains 3 teaspoons of added and natural sugar per serving [read more]

Eating too much of any type of sugar can lead to tooth decay. Added sugars like high fructose corn syrup, honey, sugar and dextrose are more concerning than natural sugars like raisins because they can lead to obesity by adding calories without being accompanied by important nutrients like potassium, vitamin C or fiber. Americans average 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day (NCI 2010; USDA and DHHS 2010). The World Health Organization recommends no more than 6 to 12 teaspoons of added sugar a day for adults, children should eat even less (WHO 2002; WHO 2014).

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (23)Does not contain artificial or industrial ingredients [read more]

EWG has not identified any artificial or industrial ingredients in this product.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (24)Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]

Saturated fat is not an essential nutrient and with increasing intakes there is a increased risk of coronary heart disease (IOM 2005a; USDA and DHHS 2010). For this reason it has long been known as a "bad" fat that raises the "bad" cholesterol, LDL. Numerous authoritative bodies support the recommendation to limit saturated fat to 10 percent of calories -- equivalent to a reasonable limit of 14 slices of bacon's worth of saturated fat a day (WHO 2002; USDA and DHHS 2010).A 2012 review by the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent non-profit organization, found that reducing or replacing saturated fat with other healthy fats reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 14 percent (Hooper 2012). Other recent reviews have found that there in no evidence of a benefit from reducing saturated fat (Chowdhury 2014; Schwingshackl & Hoffmann 2014). While it's clear that we still have a lot to learn about how fats behave and contribute to disease, the evidence supporting a moderate level of saturated fat consumption remains strong and consistent.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (25)Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (26)Includes ingredient(s) derived from animals that were possibly treated with antibiotics and/or growth promoters: Cream and Butter [read more]

This food contains ingredient(s) from animals that were possibly treated with antibiotics and artificial growth promoters.

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SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, CREAM, CORN SYRUP, COCOA BUTTER, HONEY, EGG WHITES (WITH SODIUM CITRATE, TRIETHYL CITRATE AND GUAR GUM), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: BUTTER, COFFEE, MILK FAT, VANILLA. SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), GELATIN, CORNSTARCH, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, PEANUTS, COCONUT, PECANS.

Products remain in the database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores. A product with label information last recorded more than a year ago is marked with an * identifying it as an older product.

Products remain in the Database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores, even when they have been discontinued (products may remain in stores and pantries long past the date they cease to be manufactured). EWG marks a product it is aware has been discontinued with a banner identifying it as such.

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EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (27)This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Sugars, Lecithin (Soy), and Sodium Citrates [read more]

Scientists have not determined whether GE food poses risks to human health. Still, consumers have many good reasons to avoid eating genetically engineered ingredients, including limited safety studies, the development of "superweeds" and increased pesticide use. For more information on the topic visit: http://www.ewg.org/research/shoppers-guide-to-avoiding-ge-foodNote: The presence or absence of genetically engineered ingredients or ingredients derived from GE crops does not affect a product's overall score.

EWG's Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me! (28)Contains ingredients derived from tree nut, milk or peanut - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]

While over 160 food ingredients may cause allergic reactions current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations stipulate that 8 major food allergens must be labeled on products. These allergens include; milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.Note: The presence of potential allergens does not affect the overall product score.

6.0 servings per container

Amount Per 21 g
Calories

100

% Daily Value(based on a 2,000 calorie diet and adult bodyweight)
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QUICK FACTS:

6.06.0%Total Fat5 g
5.05.0%Total Carbs14 g
%Protein1 g

AVOID TOO MUCH:

15.015.0%Saturated Fat3 g
Trans Fat0.0g
2.02.0%Cholesterol5 mg
0.00.0%Sodium10 mg
Added Sugar Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Sugars, and Honey

NUTRIENTS:

4.04.0%Dietary Fiber1 g
Vitamin D (no value on present label)
0.00.0%Calcium
6.06.0%Iron
2.02.0%Potassium 48 mg

† Institute of Medicine. 2010. "Dietary Reference Intakes Tables and Application." Accessed April 8, 2014: link

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