Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Choco-Fills Cookies are cream-filled biscuits classified as NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods due to refined wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, and chocolate filling with emulsifiers. Per 100g, they deliver **35-40g sugars** (140% WHO daily max) and **20-25g total fat** (mostly palm oil), making a 30g serving contribute 10-12g free sugars—half ICMR's 25g/day limit for adults.
Red flags present. Best treated as an avoid-for-regular-use product unless the underlying evidence changes.
The issue is frequency: the red flags make this a poor default, even if rare use carries lower practical concern.
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Meets the RED threshold because the product contains 35g sugars per 100g (≥10g/100g) and Sugar appears as the #2 ingredient (“Wheat Flour, Sugar, Edible Vegetable Fat…”). Evidence is from the product listing/label source cited in the timeline (see citation on launch context) and ingredients/nutrition source (see citations list).
Evidence indicates a NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed) formulation (refined wheat flour, added sugar, palm oil, emulsifiers and flavouring agents). Under v1 rules this is RED because it is NOVA 4 and the product also fails another axis (Sugar load is RED at 35g/100g).
Meets the RED threshold because the nutrition note states saturated fat 10g per 100g (“Sat 10g”), which is >5g/100g for solids. Ingredients also list Edible Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil) as a primary fat source.
Meets the YELLOW threshold because sodium is stated as 350mg per 100g, which falls in the 300–625mg/100g band for solids. This is based on the product listing nutrition information source.
Evidence for a concrete, product-specific front-of-pack claim is insufficient in the provided research, but the timeline includes an ASCI outcome about ITC Sunfeast ads being modified to remove “healthy snacking. ” This supports a YELLOW (soft/deceptive framing concern) rather than a product-specific RED contradiction for this exact variant.
Based on the provided research, no FSSAI notices/recalls specific to this variant were found, and no court order/ban is cited. With only the FOSCOS portal referenced (without a specific adverse finding), this stays GREEN on available evidence.
| Energy | 500 kcal ⚑ High; ICMR biscuit avg 480-520 kcal. |
| Total Fat | 22g ⚑ Sat 10g; palm oil dominant. |
| Total Sugars | 35g ⚑ **Free sugars high**; choc filling source. |
| Sodium | 350mg ⚑ Moderate. |
| Carbs | 65g ⚑ Refined sources. |
Wheat Flour, Sugar, Edible Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil), Chocolate (10%), Cocoa Solids, Emulsifiers (E322, E476), Leavening Agents (E500, E503), Salt, Dough Conditioner (E223), Milk Solids, Flavours (Vanilla, Chocolate).
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"Choco cream biscuits like Dark Fantasy exceed 30g sugar per 100g, CSE lab tests March 2023."
"Wheat Flour, Sugar, Edible Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil), Chocolate (10%), Cocoa Solids, Emulsifiers (E322, E476), Leavening Agents (E500, E503), Salt, Dough Conditioner (E223), Milk Solids, Flavours (Vanilla, Chocolate)."