Tesco
Dark Cooking Chocolate
Product Insights
Dark Cooking Chocolate is a Tesco-branded dark cooking chocolate containing 54% cocoa, positioned in the sugary snacks and chocolate products groups. It carries a Nutri-Score of E and is classified in NOVA group 4, reflecting its ultra-processed nature with added sugar, milk fat, and the emulsifier soy lecithin (E322), while also delivering 31.5 g fat, 19.2 g saturated fat, 43.7 g sugars and 7.2 g protein per 100 g. The product provides modest fiber (4.4 g) and low salt (0.05 g), but the high sugar and saturated-fat levels, along with milk and soy allergens, make it unsuitable for low-sugar or allergen‑free diets.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g/ml
Comparative Analysis
Compared with average dark-chocolate products, this cooking chocolate contains slightly more sugar (43.7 g vs 40.22 g), a marginally lower total fat (31.5 g vs 33.08 g), a touch more saturated fat (19.2 g vs 18.99 g), and markedly less salt (0.05 g vs 0.42 g) per 100 g.
Ingredients
Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Milk Fat, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins). Dark Chocolate contains: Cocoa solids 54% minimum.
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