Chocolate Candy Bar

Name: Chocolate Candy Bar
Brand: 3 Musketeers

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−61

arsenic−61

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−20

hydrogenated palm kernel oil−20

palm oil−19

artificial and natural flavors−18

soy lecithin−5

2 smaller deductions−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+56

Minimum score+56

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic240 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 24×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar healthy?

3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar?

3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar lists 14 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk and Lactose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar?

3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar scores worse than most chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Hazelnut Butter + Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate at 100/100.

Is 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar organic?

3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar is not certified organic in our data.

Has 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 240 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bar. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.