Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size

Name: Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size
Brand: Twix

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 6 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−30

cadmium−30

Ingredients

−85

palm oil−20

corn syrup−20

artificial flavor−18

soy lecithin−5

folic acid−5

9 more deductions−17

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+25

Minimum score+25

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Cadmium11 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA 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 · 22

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	500 kcal	110 kcal
Fat	22.73 g	5 g
Saturated fat	13.64 g	3 g
Carbohydrates	68.18 g	15 g
Sugars	50 g	11 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	4.55 g	1 g
Sodium	0.2 g	0.04 g

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Common questions

Is Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size healthy?

Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size 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. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 1g protein and 11g sugar. 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 Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size?

Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size lists 22 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk and Lactose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size?

110 kcal per serving, or 500 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size’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 Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size?

Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size 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 Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size organic?

Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size is not certified organic in our data.

Has Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected cadmium at 11 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Twix Chocolate Caramel Candy Cookie Bars Sharing Size. It also tested for lead, arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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