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Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries

Contains added sugars

Dark chocolate-covered dried Michigan cherries have 13 g of added sugar per 5-piece serving and contain sunflower and canola oils. The product is temporarily paused, and the label warns it may contain pits or pit fragments.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianLow sodiumContains dairyContains soy
$25.95 5 lb · lowest price at Cherry Republic
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 5 pieces (32g)
Protein
1g▼
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
13g▼
Sodium
15mg▲
Saturated fat
4g▼
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Ingredients: dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, butterfat, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, salt), dried cherries (cherries, sugar, sunflower oil), water, gum arabic, confectioners glaze, modified starch (tapioca), vegetable oil (coconut oil, canola oil)
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%38
Ingredients · counts 30%60
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 5%72
Transparency · counts 10%72
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 38 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (15 mg), more saturated fat (4 g); 13 g added sugar per 5 pieces
Ingredients 60 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sunflower oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Modified starch (refined starch, −6); 1 more
Processing 35 · Chocolate-covered cherries include added sugar, flavoring, glaze and modified starch
Sourcing 72 · Michigan cherries are stated; no growing practice or farm is named
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list and Michigan cherry origin are stated
13 g added sugar per serving
Contains sunflower and canola oils
Contains natural vanilla flavor and modified starch
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−26 for sugar, modified starch
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, butterfat, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, salt) Dried cherries (cherries, sugar, sunflower oil) Water Gum arabic Confectioners glaze Modified starch (tapioca) Vegetable oil (coconut oil, canola oil)
7 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 4 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers 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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