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Eat Better Co · 200g · Snacks

Hazelnut Chocolate Laddoos

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No-added-sugar dry fruit laddoos with dates (49%), nuts, and cacao; moderate calorie density at 494kcal/100g but high natural sugars from dates.

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§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadWatch

This hits the YELLOW threshold because it has 20g total sugars per 100g (from dates) even though it is labeled as no added sugar. The ingredients also show Dates (49%) as the primary sweetening base, so portion size can add up quickly.

02/06Processing tierWatch

Flagged YELLOW because the research classifies it as NOVA Group 3 (processed foods): dates and nuts are processed into uniform laddoos with cacao and vanilla extract. It is not presented with typical ultra-processed additives (e. g. , emulsifiers), so it is not treated as NOVA 4 here.

03/06Fat profileRed

Flagged RED because the nutrition provided lists 18g saturated fat per 100g, which exceeds the >5g/100g solid-food RED threshold. Even if fats are nut-derived and trans fat is listed as 0g, the saturated fat amount triggers the RED cutoff.

04/06SodiumClear

Flagged GREEN because sodium is 43mg per 100g, far below the 300mg/100g YELLOW threshold. Salt is only listed as sea salt, consistent with very low sodium.

05/06Marketing deceptionClear

Flagged GREEN because the front claims cited in research (e. g. , “No added sugar”) align with the ingredient list showing sweetness coming from dates and no added sugar ingredient listed. No active ASCI/FSSAI rulings were provided in the research dataset.

06/06Regulatory historyClear

Flagged GREEN because the research summary reports no FSSAI notices, recalls, or ASCI rulings for this product/brand within the last 10 years. No contrary regulatory event was included in the provided timeline or sources.

§05 — Timeline

01 Jan 2023
Product launch
Eat Better Co · ref 1
01 Jan 2024
Positive consumer review video released
YouTube · ref 2

§04 — Evidence Trail

Assessed under donteat.in methodology v1 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

Dates (49%), Almonds (28%), Hazelnuts (16-17%), Cacao (4-4.2%), Chia Seeds (1.6%), Vanilla Extract (1.2%), Sea Salt