5 Star Hazelnut Bar, 1.8 OZ
What You Should Know
You'd spot this 1.8 oz hazelnut chocolate bar in the candy or impulse aisle, grabbed for a quick treat between errands, on a movie night, or slipped into a lunchbox for a nostalgic sweet bite. It reads indulgent and comforting — creamy chocolate with crunchy hazelnut and wafer notes — but its long ingredient list and composite components hint at industrial formulation and highly processed textures. The presence of emulsifiers, powdered milk, dextrose and prepared pastes/flakes points to ultra-processed manufacturing rather than a single-ingredient confection.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
MILK, AND, DARK, CHOCOLATE, (+SUGAR,, +COCOA, BUTTER,, MILK, POWDER,, +CHOCOLATE, LIQUOR,, SOYBEAN, LECITHIN, (NON-GMO),, AND, +VANILLA), HAZELNUT, PASTE, HAZELNUTS, WHEAT, FLAKES, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, SUGAR,, DEXTROSE,, NONFAT, DRY, MILK,, UNSALTED, BUTTER,, SALT,, AND, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN), AND, SALTED, PEANUT, BUTTER..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •soybean lecithin - Processed emulsifier
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Multiple industrial ingredients and formulations (hazelnut paste, wheat flakes, salted peanut butter), refined sugars, emulsifiers (soybean/sunflower lecithin) and powdered milk indicate extensive industrial processing consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).
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Common Questions about 5 Star Hazelnut Bar, 1.8 OZ
Well, 'healthy' is a bit of a moving target, isn't it? This bar packs in 290 calories and is high in sugar, so it's more of a treat than a staple. If you're looking for a delicious snack to satisfy a sweet tooth, it's a win, but it shouldn't replace your daily fruits and veggies!