Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars

Name: Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars
Brand: Kit Kat

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−99

arsenic−61

cadmium−22

lead−16

Ingredients

−85

palm oil−37

palm kernel oil−37

chocolate−3

lecithin (soy)−3

pgpr−3

vanillin−2

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+94

Minimum score+94

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Arsenic230 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 23×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium34 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 6.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead12 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 15

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Common questions

Is Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars healthy?

Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars 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 Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars?

Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars lists 15 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate and Lactose (Milk). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars’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 Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars?

Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars 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 Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars organic?

Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 12 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 230 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 34 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Kit Kat Milk Chocolate Snack Size Wafer Candy Bars. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.