11/13 ingredients recognized
How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 11 of 13 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
The Original Decadent Chocolate Coconut Bar
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Flagged concerns
titanium dioxide color
Whitening agent; EU-banned as food additive since 2022 (E171) over genotoxicity concerns; nanoparticle accumulation.
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
powdered sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Chocolate cake base (sugar, enriched flour bleached [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cocoa processed with alkali, propylene glycol mono and dieters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, food starch-modified, nonfat milk solids, leavening [baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate], palm oil, dextrose, salt, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin, soybean oil, xanthan gum, natural flavors, cellulose gum, guar gum, water, glycerin, egg), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), unsalted butter (pasteurized natural flavors), egg, sweetened coconut (coconut, sugar, water, propylene glycol, sodium metabisulfite preservative), coconut emulsion (water, artificial flavor, propylene glycol, gum arabic, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate preservative), natural flavor, natural and artificial flavor, titanium dioxide color, soybean oil, soy lecithin.
Ingredient analysis
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