Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel

Breakdown

3 ingredients to avoid

Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel scores 22/100 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.

Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel lists 13 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup, Invert Cane Sugar, Water, Cane Sugar and Skim Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 22/100 Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel 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.