Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One square of Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds (10 grams) contains 53 calories and 0.5 grams of protein. It consists of 55% carbohydrates, 5% protein, 30% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds contains only 11 ingredients, which is 5.6 fewer than the average chocolate bar.
The recommended serving size is 4 squares, or 40 grams, which is very similar to the serving size of the average chocolate bar. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
In one square of Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds:
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds have 53 calories per square or 530 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and carbohydrates.
53% of calories in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds are from fat, 43% of calories are from carbohydrates and 4% of calories are from protein.
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has about the same amount of calories as the average chocolate bar.
Carbohydrates
A good portion, or 43% of the calories in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds are from carbohydrates.
The carbs are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (14% and 86%).
Sugar
One square of Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has 4.8 grams of sugar or about 16% of daily recommended intake.
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has about the same amount of sugar as the average chocolate bar.
Fat
The majority, or 53% of the calories in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds are from fat. It are high in total fat, with 3 grams or 5% of recommended daily values per square. Most of the fat in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds are saturated.
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has about the same amount of total fat as the average chocolate bar.
Protein
A single square of Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds contains 0.5 grams of protein.
Sodium
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has 100% less sodium than 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 Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds and the average chocolate bar.
Comparing by equal weight (one
serving or 40 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds and the average chocolate bar,
1 serving (40g).
Nutrient
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds
Difference
Average/Median Chocolate Bar
Calories
210kcal
+3%
203kcal
/
205kcal
Carbohydrates
22g
-5%
23g
/
23g
Sugar
19g
+1%
18g
/
19g
Dietary Fiber
3g
+108%
2g
/
1g
Total Fat
12g
+1%
12g
/
12g
Saturated Fat
7g
+1%
7g
/
7g
Trans Fat
~
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<0.1g
/
~
Cholesterol
~
-100%
5mg
/
5mg
Sodium
~
-100%
145mg
/
40mg
Protein
2g
-28%
3g
/
3g
Vitamin C
~
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1mg
/
~
Calcium
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-100%
38mg
/
34mg
Iron
5mg
+346%
2mg
/
1mg
Ingredients
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds contains only 11 ingredients, which is 5.6 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 chocolate, cocoa butter and lecithin, which are also common ingredients in many other chocolate bars.
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds does not contain palm oil or palm derivatives, which appears in more than 25% of chocolate bars.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chocolate Bars
The ingredients in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds versus how frequently they appear in other chocolate bars:
How common the ingredients in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds are compared to other chocolate bars
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Ingredient
Extremely Uncommon
Very Uncommon
Uncommon
Common
Very Common
Nearly Universal
1
Sugar
2
Chocolate
3
Alkali
4
Caramelized Almond Piece
5
Almond
6
Dextrose
7
Honey
8
Cocoa Butter
9
Sunflower Lecithin
10
Natural Vanilla Flavor
FAQ
How many calories are in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds?
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds have 53 calories per square or 530 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA
How healthy is Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds?
On the positive side, Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has 108% more dietary fiber, 100% less cholesterol, 100% less sodium and 346% more iron than the average chocolate bar. Unfortunately, it also has 1% more sugar, 1% more total fat, 1% more saturated fat, 28% less protein and 100% less calcium than the average chocolate bar.
Source: USDA
Is Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds vegan?
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains honey.
Is Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds dutched?
Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds has cacao solids treated with alkali, and contains dutched cocoa.
What is the top ingredient in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds?
The top ingredient in Perugina Dark Chocolate With Almonds 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.