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Mini Halva Snack Bag, Achva

Contains hydrogenated palm fat

This flaky halva snack is made with 50% sesame and comes in individually wrapped pieces. It also contains glucose syrup, sugar, hydrogenated palm fat and flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains tree nutsContains soyContains sesame
$6.99 7.6 oz · lowest price at OurBasket
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
583caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
17g▲
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
8.3g
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Ingredients: Sesame, glucose syrup, sugar, pistachios (in pistachio snack), cocoa beans (in cocoa beans snack), hydrogenated vegetable fat (palm), cocoa powder (in cocoa beans snack), saponaria root extract, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, citric acid, flavors
38 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%67
Ingredients · counts 30%16
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 38
Nutrition 67 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (0 mg), more protein (17 g); 25 g added sugar per 100 g
Ingredients 16 · Hydrogenated vegetable fat (hydrogenated oil, −40); Glucose syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); 1 more
Processing 25 · Glucose syrup, hydrogenated palm fat, flavors and emulsifiers make this a highly processed sweet.
Sourcing 35 · Refined glucose syrup and sugar; no ingredient origin or production practices stated.
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but the flavorings are unspecified.
Glucose syrup
Hydrogenated vegetable fat (palm)
Flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−80 for hydrogenated vegetable fat, glucose syrup, sugar
Varies by additive−4 for mono- and diglycerides
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sesame Glucose syrup Sugar Pistachios (in pistachio snack) Cocoa beans (in cocoa beans snack) Hydrogenated vegetable fat (palm) Cocoa powder (in cocoa beans snack) Saponaria root extract Soy lecithin Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids Citric acid Flavors
12 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 high risk
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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