Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One stick of Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick (40 grams) contains 220 calories and 3 grams of protein. It consists of 58% carbohydrates, 8% protein, 33% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick contains only 9 ingredients, which is 7.6 fewer than the average chocolate bar.
The recommended serving size is 1 stick, or 40 grams, which is very similar to the serving size of the average chocolate bar. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has 220 calories per stick or 550 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and carbohydrates.
53% of calories in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick are from fat, 42% of calories are from carbohydrates and 5% of calories are from protein.
Compared to the average chocolate bar, Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has 7% more calories.
Carbohydrates
A good portion, or 42% of the calories in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick are from carbohydrates.
The carbs are mostly in the form of sugar (96%).
Sugar
One stick of Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has 22 grams of sugar or about 73% of daily recommended intake.
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick contains 14% more sugar than the average chocolate bar.
Fat
The majority, or 53% of the calories in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick are from fat. It is high in total fat, with 13 grams or 20% of recommended daily values per stick. Most of the fat in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick are saturated and it contains a high amount of saturated fat, about 40% of recommended daily values.
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick contains 4.8 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has about the same amount of total fat as the average chocolate bar.
Protein
A single stick of Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick contains 6% of recommended daily values or 3 grams of protein.
Sodium
One stick of Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has 35.2 milligrams of sodium or about 2% of daily recommended intake.
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has about the same amount of sodium as the average chocolate bar.
Nutrition Facts
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Nutrition calculations are from Harvard Medical's nutrient guidelines [1] and USDA's food central database (2019) [2]. We calculated values from 2000 kCal daily recommended diet.
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Nutrition Comparison to Other Chocolate Bars
Here is a table of nutritional differences between Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick and the average chocolate bar.
Comparing by equal weight (one
serving or 40 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick and the average chocolate bar,
1 serving (40g).
Nutrient
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick
Difference
Average/Median Chocolate Bar
Calories
220kcal
+7%
203kcal
/
205kcal
Carbohydrates
23g
~
23g
/
23g
Sugar
22g
+14%
18g
/
19g
Dietary Fiber
1g
-31%
2g
/
1g
Total Fat
13g
+7%
12g
/
12g
Saturated Fat
8g
+13%
7g
/
7g
Trans Fat
~
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<0.1g
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~
Cholesterol
5mg
~
5mg
/
5mg
Sodium
35mg
+12%
145mg
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40mg
Protein
3g
+9%
3g
/
3g
Vitamin C
1mg
~
1mg
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Calcium
80mg
+133%
38mg
/
34mg
Iron
0mg
-64%
2mg
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1mg
Ingredients
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick contains only 9 ingredients, which is 7.6 fewer than the average chocolate bar (16.6 ingredients).
Its top ingredient is sugar, unlike most chocolate bars, where the top ingredient tends to be chocolate.
This chocolate bar contains cocoa butter, milk, chocolate, lactose, lecithin and artificial flavor, which are also common ingredients in many other chocolate bars.
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick does not contain palm oil or palm derivatives, which appears in more than 25% of chocolate bars.
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick contains artificial flavoring or colors, unlike most chocolate bars, which are more naturally made.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chocolate Bars
The ingredients in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick versus how frequently they appear in other chocolate bars:
How common the ingredients in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick are compared to other chocolate bars
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Ingredient
Extremely Uncommon
Very Uncommon
Uncommon
Common
Very Common
Nearly Universal
1
Sugar
2
Cocoa Butter
3
Milk
4
Chocolate
5
Lactose
6
Skim Milk
7
Soya Lecithin
8
Barley Malt Powder
9
Artificial Flavor
FAQ
How many calories are in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick?
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has 220 calories per stick or 550 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA
How healthy is Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick?
On the positive side, Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick has 9% more protein and 133% more calcium than the average chocolate bar. Unfortunately, it also has 14% more sugar, 31% less dietary fiber, 7% more total fat, 13% more saturated fat, 12% more sodium and 64% less iron than the average chocolate bar.
Source: USDA
Is Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick vegan?
Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains milk, lactose and skim milk. It also has artificial flavor which can be non-vegan.
What is the top ingredient in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick?
The top ingredient in Lindt Elf Milk Chocolate Stick is sugar.
Source: USDA
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For each item, we count each ingredient from the ingredients list provided to us from USDA's Food Central Database. [1] Then, we create a distribution of how common an ingredient shows up for that type of food.
The buckets for each ingredient category:
Nearly Universal - shows up in over 75% of items in the category
Very Common - shows up in 50-75% of items
Common - shows up in 20-50% of items
Uncommon - shows up in 10-20% of items
Very Uncommon & Extremely Uncommon - shows up in 10% or less of items
Nutrition Distributions
SouperSage calculates average nutritional content of a category of branded foods, in this case chocolate bars.
For each nutrient, we calculate the averages, medians and distribution of that nutrient in this category of food using data from USDA's Food Central Database. [1]
The differences marked in green are generally considered to be good for that category, less sugar, less sodium and more vitamins or minerals.
The differences marked in red are generally considered to be bad for that category, more saturated fat, more cholestrol and less vitamins and minerals.