Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz

Name: Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz
Brand: Alter Eco

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Contaminants · 2

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium295 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 59×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead8.64 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz healthy?

Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz scores 12/100 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 Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz?

Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz lists 4 ingredients, starting with Organic Cacao Beans, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Raw Cane Sugar and Organic Vanilla Beans. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz’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 Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz?

Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz compare to other chocolate?

At 12/100 Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz 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 Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz organic?

Yes. Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 2 substances in Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 8.64 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 295 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Alter Eco Classic Blackout Organic Dark Chocolate 85% Cacao, 2.82 oz. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.