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Alpine Milk Chocolate Crunchy Caramel and Sea Salt Bar, 3.5 OZ
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📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free

Alpine Milk Chocolate Crunchy Caramel and Sea Salt Bar, 3.5 OZ

MILKBOY
Available at Whole Foods
220
Calories
3g
Protein
21g
Sugars
95mg
Sodium
0.99g
Fiber
26
Ingredients

What You Should Know

This small 3.5 oz chocolate bar is the kind of impulse buy you snag in the checkout lane or stash in a desk drawer for an afternoon pick-me-up. It reads as an indulgent, slightly nostalgic treat—smooth milk chocolate punctuated by crunchy caramel and a hit of sea salt. The ingredient mix (refined sugars, glucose syrup, emulsifier, and preformed caramel pieces) and assembled texture point to industrial processing and a deliberately engineered mouthfeel.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 4 SQUARES
Servings per Container: 2.5
Calories220
% Daily Value*
Total Fat13g17%
Saturated Fat8g40%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol10mg3%
Sodium95mg4%
Total Carbohydrate22g8%
Dietary Fiber0.99g4%
Total Sugars21g
Protein3g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

SUGAR, WHOLE, MILK, POWDER, COCOA, BUTTER¹, CARAMEL, PIECES, 10%, (CANE, SUGAR,, WHOLE, MILK, POWDER,, BUTTER,, GLUCOSE, SYRUP), COCOA, MASS¹, SEA, SALT, VANILLA, PODS, EMULSIFIER, (SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and formulations (glucose syrup, emulsifier, pre-made caramel pieces, high proportion of added sugar) and is a ready-to-eat product engineered for texture and flavor, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).

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Common Questions about Alpine Milk Chocolate Crunchy Caramel and Sea Salt Bar, 3.5 OZ

The Milkboy Chocolate Bar can be a delightful treat, but calling it 'healthy' is a bit of a stretch. With 21 grams of sugar per serving, it's definitely on the sweeter side. Think of it as a special indulgence rather than a daily snack—great for satisfying a craving but not a substitute for a balanced diet.

Perfect For

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road-trip
game-day-prep

Vibe:

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$5.99
per package