Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving) nutrition

Half bar (~20g)More from Lindt Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Figures from Lindt’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per half bar (~20g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy110 kcal6% of RI2,301 kJ, 550 kcal per 100g

Saturates5gHigh25% of RI25g per 100g

Sugars4.5gMedium5% of RI22.5g per 100g

Salt0gLow0% of RI0g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much

Who is eating

110kcal9% of the day

!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in half bar (~20g).

CaloriesEnergy110 kcal9%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit4.5g24%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatHigh5g36%

Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age

SaltWithin limit0g0%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget1.7g

No set target for this age

Half bar (~20g) of Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving). Figures from Lindt; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa

Total sugar4.5gin half bar (~20g)

Teaspoons1.1One teaspoon is 4g

1.1 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 4.5g against the NHS free sugar limit

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other chocolate

Joint #11 of 172 chocolate for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

KIND Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Snack Bar 525 kcal per 100g21.0g Kind Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Snack Bar Multipack 525 kcal per 100g22.0g Eat Natural Simply Vegan Peanuts, Coconut and Chocolate Fruit & Nut Bar 496 kcal per 100g22.4g Fibre One 90 Calorie Milk Chocolate Popcorn Bar 404 kcal per 100g22.5g Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving) 550 kcal per 100g22.5g Green & Black's Organic Dark 70% (35g) 586 kcal per 100g22.9g Carte D'Or Chocolate 198 kcal per 100g24.5g Clif Bar White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Flavour Energy Bar 387 kcal per 100g25.0g Aldi Moser Roth Dark 70% Cocoa Chocolate 0.13 KG 578 kcal per 100g25.7g

Swaps with less sugarLowest sugar in chocolateMontezuma's Absolute Black 100% Cocoa (90g) →1.1g per 100g.

All chocolate →172 products

Among all 172 chocolate

Where it sits per 100g against every chocolate product in the Boone database.

Sugar22.5g per 100g

1.1gMiddle 49g72g

Less sugar than 93% of the 172 chocolate.

Saturated fat25g per 100g

2gMiddle 16.1g32g

More saturated fat than 97% of the 172 chocolate.

Salt0g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.23g1.04g

Less salt than 95% of the 172 chocolate.

Calories550 kcal per 100g

198 kcalMiddle 514 kcal620 kcal

More calories than 83% of the 172 chocolate.

Is Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa ultra-processed?

NOVA group 4

1 Unprocessed

2 Ingredients

3 Processed

4 Ultra-processed

Group 4: ultra-processed. Made with industrial processes or ingredients. How NOVA works →

Boone does not hold a full ingredient list for this product, so the group is assigned from the type of food. Check the pack for the ingredients.

Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per	100g	Half bar (~20g)	Whole bar (40g)	2 bars (80g)
Energy	550 kcal	110 kcal	220 kcal	440 kcal
of which saturates	25.0g	5.0g	10.0g	20.0g
of which sugars	22.5g	4.5g	9.0g	18.0g
Protein	8.7g	1.7g	3.5g	7.0g
Salt	0.00g	0.00g	0.00g	0.00g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving)?+

110 kcal in half bar (~20g). Per 100g it is 550 kcal.

How much sugar is in Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving)?+

4.5g of sugar in half bar (~20g), about 1.1 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving)?+

0g in half bar (~20g): 0% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 0% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa (40g serving) ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Lindt’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Lindt’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →

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