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Sanders Candy - Dairy Free Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Fair Trade 3-Piece (Pack of 8)

Contains carrageenan

These dairy-free caramels pair coconut-cream caramel with Fair Trade chocolate and sea salt. Each 43 g package has 16 g added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredients
$22.89 8 × 3-piece packs (43 g each) · lowest price at Second Nature Brands
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
210caloriesPer serving · 1 package (43g)
Protein
1g▼
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
16g▼
Sodium
480mg▼
Saturated fat
8g▼
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Ingredients: Dairy Free Caramel (Coconut Cream [Coconut Kernel Extract, Water], Rice Syrup, Cane Sugar, Water, Tapioca Syrup, Vanilla Extract, Carrageenan), Bittersweet Chocolate (Fair Trade Chocolate Liquor, Fair Trade Cane Sugar, Fair Trade Cocoa Butter, Fair Trade Vanilla Extract), Sea Salt
Product details
ShippingInsulation or cold packs as neededInsulated boxIce packs
“Each order will be evaluated as to the proper combination of insulation or cold packs, if any, that are necessary for "No Melt" delivery.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%4
Ingredients · counts 30%90
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%80
Transparency · counts 10%78
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 4 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (480 mg), more saturated fat (8 g); 16 g added sugar per 1 package
Ingredients 90 · Carrageenan (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Candy made with rice and tapioca syrups, cane sugar and carrageenan
Sourcing 80 · Fair Trade chocolate ingredients; no specific growing origin or farm is named
Transparency 78 · Full ingredient list and Fair Trade cocoa claim; no farm is named
16 g added sugar
Contains carrageenan
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for carrageenan
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Dairy Free Caramel (Coconut Cream [Coconut Kernel Extract, Water], Rice Syrup, Cane Sugar, Water, Tapioca Syrup, Vanilla Extract, Carrageenan) Bittersweet Chocolate (Fair Trade Chocolate Liquor, Fair Trade Cane Sugar, Fair Trade Cocoa Butter, Fair Trade Vanilla Extract) Sea Salt
3 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 moderate risk
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Brown rice syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that can contain notable arsenic, as a 2012 Dartmouth study of products made with it found.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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