Caution

Dark Chocolate Almonds

by Sconza

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041668104013 · Sconza. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041668104013 · Serving size 40g

The verdict

Dark Chocolate Almonds by Sconza scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 15 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 15-component label led by Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Flavored Coating, Maltitol, Chocolate Liquor; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 15 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

68104013 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Dark Chocolate Almonds label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 15 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 45% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH Sconza, Raisins, Yogurt · ±0 BOOK-OFF …104013 · July 2026

4 of 15 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 68104013 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Sconza, Raisins, Yogurt · Nearest score peer is Sconza, Raisins, Yogurt at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Dark Chocolate Almonds: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Dark Chocolate Almonds85/1002. Sconza, Raisins, Yogurt: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sconza, Raisins, Yogurt85/1003. Sconza, Jordanettes, Almonds In A Delicious Candy Shell: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sconza, Jordanettes, Almo…85/1004. Pop Weaver, Microwave Popcorn, Sriracha: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pop Weaver, Microwave Pop…85/1005. Pop Weaver, Microwave Popcorn, Sweet Chipotle: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pop Weaver, Microwave Pop…85/100
High-band neighbours for Dark Chocolate Almonds (85/100) outside Sconza.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Dark Chocolate Almonds
85/100
Sconza, Raisins, Yogurt
85/100
Sconza, Jordanettes, Almonds In A Delicious Candy Shell
85/100
Pop Weaver, Microwave Popcorn, Sriracha
85/100
Pop Weaver, Microwave Popcorn, Sweet Chipotle
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Dark Chocolate Almonds lists 15 ingredients on its label

15 55th percentile a longer ingredient list than 55% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 15 (55th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 15 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR FREE DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (MALTITOL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT (MILK), SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), SALT, VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), SUCRALOSE), ALMONDS, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Dark Chocolate Almonds

Neighbours outside Sconza with screening scores in the same high band as Dark Chocolate Almonds (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sconza; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Maltitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Dark Chocolate Almonds's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 15-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Maltitol. Open Maltitol
  • Compare Dark Chocolate Almonds's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0041668104013: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.