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Trader Joe's | Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Contains added sugar

Milk chocolate cups filled with peanut butter; a 3-piece serving has 15 g added sugar. Contains milk, soy and peanuts.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains dairyContains peanutsContains soy
$13.99 lowest price at Market To Your Door
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
190caloriesPer serving · 3 pieces (34g)
Protein
3g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
15g▼
Sodium
50mg▲
Saturated fat
6g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, WHOLE MILK POWDER, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), NATURAL FLAVOR), PEANUT BUTTER (DRY ROASTED PEANUTS, SALT), SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, LACTOSE, PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SALT
Product details
ShippingShips with dry ice; keeps items frozenDry iceShips frozen
“This order ships with dry ice to keep your items frozen.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
36 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%22
Ingredients · counts 30%56
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 36
Nutrition 22 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (6 g), less sodium (50 mg); 15 g added sugar per 3 pieces
Ingredients 56 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Candy with added sugar, palm oils, soy lecithin and natural flavor
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugar and palm oils are listed, with no sourcing practices stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes the vague term natural flavor
15 g added sugar
Contains palm and palm kernel oils
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR COCOA BUTTER UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE WHOLE MILK POWDER SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), NATURAL FLAVOR) PEANUT BUTTER (DRY ROASTED PEANUTS, SALT) SUGAR PALM KERNEL OIL LACTOSE PALM OIL SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER) SALT
12 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
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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