chocolate
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels
While a popular confectionery, this product fails nearly all criteria for high-flavanol dark chocolate; it uses alkalized (Dutch-processed) cocoa which destroys antioxidants and contains sugar/corn syrup as primary ingredients. There is no transparency regarding heavy metal testing or cocoa percentage, making it a candy rather than a health-optimized craft chocolate.
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