The Original Malted Milk Balls

Name: The Original Malted Milk Balls
Brand: Whoppers

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 6 ingredients to avoid · Bioengineered

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−51

cadmium−40

arsenic−11

Ingredients

−85

hydrogenated palm kernel oil−18

palm kernel oil−18

corn syrup−18

artificial flavor−16

corn syrup solids−5

7 more deductions−10

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−1

Packaging−1

Label claims

What the package says about how it was made

−10

Bioengineered−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+57

Minimum score+57

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium24.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic11 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA 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 · 18

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	467 kcal	140 kcal
Fat	16.67 g	5 g
Saturated fat	16.67 g	5 g
Carbohydrates	76.67 g	23 g
Sugars	56.67 g	17 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	3.33 g	1 g
Sodium	0.23 g	0.07 g

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Common questions

Is Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls healthy?

Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls 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 17g 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 Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls?

Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls lists 18 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Whey, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Kernel Oil. 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 Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls?

140 kcal per serving, or 467 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls’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 Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls?

Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls 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 Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls organic?

Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls is not certified organic in our data.

Has Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 11 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 24.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.