How much sugar is in Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each)? Each serving (10g) contains 4.8g of sugar, 56 kcal and 2.4g of saturated fat. At 4.8g of sugar it is one of the lower-sugar items in this guide.
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Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each): 4.8g of sugar per 10g serving
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) (10g) contains 4.8g of sugar, 16% of the adult daily free sugar limit of 30g, 20% of the limit for a child aged 7 to 10 (24g) and 25% of the limit for a child aged 4 to 6 (19g).
Prestat milk chocolate truffles use a ganache made from milk chocolate, cream and butter, with a milk chocolate shell. Unlike mass-market chocolate boxes, the ingredient list contains no stabilisers, glucose syrup or preservatives, reflecting the artisan production method.
At 4.8g per serving, this is one of the lower-sugar items in this guide. However, sugar is not the only metric to consider: the saturated fat (2.4g) and calories (56 kcal) remain significant.
Sugar, salt and protein by age group
The table below shows how the sugar, salt and protein in Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) compares to daily guidelines for different age groups.
Sugar, salt and protein by age group: Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each)
Age group
Sugar (g / % limit)
Salt (g / % limit)
Protein (g / % target)
Age 4 to 6
4.8g / 25%
0.01g / 0%
0.7g / 3%
Age 7 to 10
4.8g / 20%
0.01g / 0%
0.7g / 3%
Age 11 to 17
4.8g / 16%
0.01g / 0%
0.7g / 2%
Adult
4.8g / 16%
0.01g / 0%
0.7g / 1%
Sugar and salt % shown against NHS/SACN daily limits. Protein % shown against estimated daily targets. Red = 75%+ of limit, amber = 20-74%, green = under 20%.
Free sugar vs total sugar
The sugar figure on a chocolate bar label is total sugars. Understanding the difference between free sugar and total sugar matters for reading any nutrition label accurately.
Free sugar vs total sugar: what the label shows
The sugar figure on a chocolate bar label is total sugars. In most chocolate, this is almost entirely free sugar, because chocolate is made from added sugar rather than whole food ingredients that contain naturally occurring sugars. Unlike flavoured yoghurt, where lactose from dairy inflates the total sugars figure, or fruit juice, where the sugar was once bound inside whole fruit, the sugar in chocolate is added in its free form and counts in full against the NHS daily free sugar limit.
This is an important distinction from many other packaged foods. A yoghurt showing 14g of total sugars may contain only 8g of free sugar. A chocolate bar showing 27g of total sugars contains 27g of free sugar. The number on the label means what it says.
The daily free sugar limit is 30g for adults and children aged 11 and over, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. A standard chocolate bar can represent a significant share of any of these limits in a single serving.
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) contains 2.4g of saturated fat per serving (10g), 12% of the adult daily guideline of 20g, and 18% of the guideline for a child aged 7 to 10 (13g). The saturated fat comes primarily from cocoa butter in the chocolate.
Ultra-processed food: what is really in it
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) is made from 2 main components: milk chocolate shell and milk chocolate ganache. Each component is produced separately before being combined.
Reading the ingredient list closely, Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) contains emulsifiers. These are not used to add nutritional value. Emulsifiers help fat and water-based ingredients blend together and stay mixed.
None of this means the ingredients are unsafe. What it indicates is the degree of industrial formulation involved. A piece of good quality chocolate made at home or by an artisan would typically use cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar and milk, with few or no additional processing aids. Mass-market chocolate reaches a similar result using a longer ingredient list with additional vegetable fats, emulsifiers and flavourings designed to keep the product consistent and cost-effective at industrial scale.
What's in it: Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each)
Looking at the ingredient list rather than just the sugar and calorie figures reveals the additives and processing aids that give this product its consistent flavour and texture at industrial scale.
Processing (NOVA classification)
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. The NOVA classification system groups foods by the extent and purpose of the processing involved. Group 4 covers products that are formulated mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods, plus additives. In this item, that includes emulsifiers. This classification applies to almost all mass-market chocolate and confectionery, regardless of the cocoa percentage or marketing claims.
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) (10g) contains 4.8g of sugar, 16% of the adult daily free sugar limit of 30g.
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) contains 56 kcal per 10g serving, 3% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake.
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) contains 2.4g of saturated fat per serving, 12% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.
Yes. Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food, reflecting its use of emulsifiers alongside the combination of refined ingredients and industrial processing methods involved in its manufacture.
Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) contains milk and soya. May also contain traces of nuts and wheat from shared production lines.
At 4.8g per 10g serving, Prestat Milk Chocolate Truffle (10g each) is at the lower end for sugar in this guide, reflecting its higher cocoa content.
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Nutrition information from manufacturer official sources and UK FoodData Central. Figures are per item or stated serving size and may vary slightly by recipe updates. Reference intakes: EU Reference Intakes for an average adult (2,000 kcal); NHS/SACN free sugar and saturated fat guidelines. For guidance only, not medical advice.
