Thin Mints

How it scored 28 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 33 listed

• 1 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 2 Palm Kernel Oil
  Edible oil from kernels (seeds) of oil palm fruit (Elaeis guineensis); ~80% saturated fat (mostly lauric acid).
  Low
• 3 Whole Milk Powder
  Dehydrated cow's milk produced by spray-drying pasteurized whole milk.
  Low
• 4 Whey Powder
  Dried product from whey, the liquid byproduct of cheesemaking, composed primarily of lactose, whey proteins, and minerals.
  Low
• 5 Palm Oil
  Edible oil extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis (oil palm). Semi-solid at room temperature; ~50% saturated fat (mos…
  Moderate
• 6 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 7 Emulsifier
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified emulsifier additive(s).
  Low
• 8 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 9 Shellac
  Shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac insect (Kerria lacca), used as a glazing agent.
  Low
• 10 Cocoa Paste
  Cocoa paste (chocolate liquor) is the ground product of roasted cacao beans.
  Safe
• 11 Pure Cocoa Butter
  Edible vegetable fat extracted from cacao beans (Theobroma cacao L.), the natural fat fraction of chocolate liquor.
  Safe
• 12 Chocolate
  Confection made from cacao products (cocoa solids, cocoa butter), sugar, and often milk and emulsifiers; FDA standard of identity in 21 CFR …
  Low
• 13 Cocoa Powder
  Cocoa powder is the dry, defatted solid of cacao beans.
  Safe
• 14 Peppermint Oil
  Essential oil distilled from peppermint (Mentha x piperita); rich in menthol and menthone.
  Safe
• 15 Pure Vanilla
  Pure vanilla extract is a solution of vanilla bean extractives in ethanol and water, regulated by FDA standards of identity.
  Safe
• 16 Flour
  Powder from milled grain, typically wheat (Triticum spp.) unless otherwise specified.
  Low
• 17 Wheat Flour
  Powder ground from wheat grain (Triticum aestivum). Contains starch, gluten-forming proteins (gliadin, glutenin), bran, and germ depending o…
  Low
• 18 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 19 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 20 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 21 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 22 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low
• 23 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 24 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 25 Cocoa Processed With Alkali
  Cocoa treated with alkalizing agents (Dutch processing) to neutralize acidity, darken color, and mellow flavor.
  Safe
• 26 High Fructose Corn Syrup
  Sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture from enzymatic conversion of corn starch hydrolysate, containing approximately 42% or 55% fructose with …
  Moderate
• 27 Corn Flour
  Finely ground flour from corn (maize) kernels; finer than cornmeal.
  Safe
• 28 Cocoa
  Powder produced from roasted, ground cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao) with most of the cocoa butter removed.
  Safe
• 29 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 30 Colour
  Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…
  Low
• 31 Turmeric
  Ground rhizome of the Curcuma longa plant; primary active compound is curcumin.
  Safe
• 32 Spirulina Concentrate
  Concentrated form of Spirulina, a blue-green alga (Arthrospira platensis or A. maxima). Contains protein, phycocyanin (blue pigment), and va…
  Low
• 33 Beetroot Juice Concentrate
  Concentrated juice from red beetroot (Beta vulgaris); rich in betalain pigments.
  Safe