Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One bar of Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate (25 grams) contains 120 calories and 1.5 grams of protein. It consists of 60% carbohydrates, 6% protein, 24% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate contains 14 ingredients, which is similar to the average chocolate bar.
The recommended serving size is 2 bars, or 50 grams, which is a larger portion compared to the serving size of the average chocolate bar. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
In one bar of Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate:
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 120 calories per bar or 480 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and fat.
50% of calories in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate are from carbohydrates, 45% of calories are from fat and 5% of calories are from protein.
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate contains 6% less calories than the average chocolate bar.
Carbohydrates
A good portion, or 50% of the calories in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate are from carbohydrates.
The carbs are mostly in the form of sugar (92%).
Sugar
One bar of Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 11 grams of sugar or about 37% of daily recommended intake.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 9% less sugar.
Fat
A substantial amount, or 45% of the calories in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate are from fat. It is high in total fat, with 6 grams or 9% of recommended daily values per bar. Most of the fat in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate are saturated.
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate contains 2.5 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 21% less total fat.
Protein
A single bar of Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate contains 3% of recommended daily values or 1.5 grams of protein.
Sodium
One bar of Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 120 milligrams of sodium or about 8% of daily recommended intake.
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 380% more sodium than the average chocolate bar.
Nutrition Facts
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Nutrition calculations are from Harvard Medical's nutrient guidelines [1] and USDA's food central database (2019) [2]. We calculated values from 2000 kCal daily recommended diet.
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Nutrition Comparison to Other Chocolate Bars
Here is a table of nutritional differences between Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate and the average chocolate bar.
Comparing by equal weight (one
serving or 50 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate and the average chocolate bar,
1 serving (50g).
Nutrient
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate
Difference
Average/Median Chocolate Bar
Calories
240kcal
-6%
254kcal
/
256kcal
Carbohydrates
30g
+4%
29g
/
29g
Sugar
22g
-9%
22g
/
24g
Dietary Fiber
2g
+11%
3g
/
2g
Total Fat
12g
-21%
15g
/
15g
Saturated Fat
8g
-10%
9g
/
9g
Trans Fat
~
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<0.1g
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Cholesterol
5mg
-17%
6mg
/
6mg
Sodium
240mg
+380%
182mg
/
50mg
Protein
3g
-13%
4g
/
3g
Vitamin D
~
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2iu
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Calcium
30mg
-30%
48mg
/
43mg
Iron
2mg
+59%
2mg
/
1mg
Potassium
160mg
-10%
210mg
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179mg
Ingredients
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate contains 14 ingredients, which is similar to the average chocolate bar (16.6 ingredients).
Its top ingredient is sugar, unlike most chocolate bars, where the top ingredient tends to be chocolate.
This chocolate bar contains sugar, palm oil, milk, salt, cocoa butter and lecithin, which are also common ingredients in many other chocolate bars.
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate contains palm oil or palm derivatives, which also appears in more than 25% of chocolate bars.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chocolate Bars
The ingredients in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate versus how frequently they appear in other chocolate bars:
How common the ingredients in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate are compared to other chocolate bars
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Very Common
Nearly Universal
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Fair Trade Certified Sugar
2
Glucose Syrup
3
Fair Trade Certified Chocolate Liquor
4
Wheat Flour
5
Palm Oil
6
Butterfat
7
Skimmed Milk Powder
8
Salt
9
Whey Milk
10
Fair Trade Certified Cocoa Powder
11
Fair Trade Certified Cocoa Butter
12
Sunflower Lecithin
13
Baking Soda
14
Vanilla Extract
FAQ
How many calories are in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate?
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 120 calories per bar or 480 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA
How healthy is Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate?
On the positive side, Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate has 9% less sugar, 11% more dietary fiber, 21% less total fat, 10% less saturated fat, 17% less cholesterol and 59% more iron than the average chocolate bar. Unfortunately, it also has 380% more sodium, 13% less protein, 30% less calcium and 10% less potassium than the average chocolate bar.
Source: USDA
Is Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate vegan?
Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains butterfat, skimmed milk and whey milk.
What is the top ingredient in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate?
The top ingredient in Little Secrets Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate is fair trade certified sugar.
Source: USDA
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SouperSage calculates the frequency of an ingredient in a category of branded foods, in this case chocolate bars.
For each item, we count each ingredient from the ingredients list provided to us from USDA's Food Central Database. [1] Then, we create a distribution of how common an ingredient shows up for that type of food.
The buckets for each ingredient category:
Nearly Universal - shows up in over 75% of items in the category
Very Common - shows up in 50-75% of items
Common - shows up in 20-50% of items
Uncommon - shows up in 10-20% of items
Very Uncommon & Extremely Uncommon - shows up in 10% or less of items
Nutrition Distributions
SouperSage calculates average nutritional content of a category of branded foods, in this case chocolate bars.
For each nutrient, we calculate the averages, medians and distribution of that nutrient in this category of food using data from USDA's Food Central Database. [1]
The differences marked in green are generally considered to be good for that category, less sugar, less sodium and more vitamins or minerals.
The differences marked in red are generally considered to be bad for that category, more saturated fat, more cholestrol and less vitamins and minerals.