Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate covered cashews

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6 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate covered cashews scores 15/100 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.

Trader Joe's Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate covered cashews lists 14 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat and Soy Lecithin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Trader Joe's Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate covered cashews scores worse than most chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Salty Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao at 100/100.