Ghirardelli Choc bar intns dark toffe, front of pack

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Ghirardelli

Choc bar intns dark toffe

CModerate GoutMarket grade · Moderate · #19 of 33 dark chocolate we grade

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Purine and sugar, by the numbers

Serving2 Pieces (25 g)
Purine per servingabout 1 mg, at most 3 mg (1% of the 400 mg daily guide)
Purine per 100 gat most 11 mg
Purine before GoutSafe's weightingat most 9 mg per serving
Main purine sourceunsweetened cocoa powder
Fructose per serving6.5 g
Added sugar per serving12 g
Total sugar per serving13 g

The weighted figure is lower than the one before weighting because GoutSafe counts purine from plants at a fraction of the same amount from meat or fish. The grade uses the weighted figure.

Where the purine comes from

IngredientMatched GoutSafe foodPurine in that food, per 100 gShare of the productPurine at that share, per servingCounted in the worst case
unsweetened chocolate unsweetened cocoa powder (A) 59 mg up to 50% 7 mg 2 mg
almonds almonds (A) 31 mg up to 25% 2 mg under 1 mg

Purine values come from each matched food's page on GoutSafe. Shares come from label order: US labels list ingredients by weight, so the second ingredient is at most half the product, and anything after "2% or less" is at most 2%. The worst case fills the most purine-dense ingredients to their full share first, until the shares reach the whole product, then applies GoutSafe's weighting by source, which counts plant purines at 0.3, dairy at 0 and organ meat at 1.3 because they raise uric acid by different amounts. The grade uses that worst case. How we rate.

Why it's rated C

  • About 26 g of fructose per 100 g, over GoutSafe's 15 g line, so it can't rate above Moderate (C). Source on GoutSafe.
  • Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Moderate (C) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
  • Up to 3 mg of purine per serving, under 2% of the 400 mg daily guide. Source on GoutSafe.
  • The Nutrition Facts panel lists 12 g of added sugar per serving, about half of it fructose. Source on GoutSafe.

Estimated from the ingredient label. Labels list ingredients by weight but rarely give amounts, so we grade on the most purine the label allows, which can read stricter than the real recipe and never safer. Sugar comes from the Nutrition Facts panel. How we rate.

What's on the label

Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, TOFFEE BITS (CANE SUGAR, BUTTER [MILK], (CREAM, SALT), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, BROWN RICE SYRUP), ALMONDS, COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT.

Serving: 2 Pieces (25 g). Added sugar: 12 g per serving. Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2420881), dated 2022-12-22. UPC 747599607240. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.

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