Candy, chocolate

Trader Joe's Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins

190Calories
per serving

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Keto: net carbs 29g

If you are following a ketogenic diet (keto), you need to restrict your daily carbohydrate intake so that your body enters ketosis.

For most people, this means less than 50 net carbs per day.

Net carbs are calculated by subtracting fiber from total carbs.

Example:
A product with 26 grams of total carbohydrates and 9 grams of fiber will have 17 grams net carbs. Math equation: 26 - 9 = 17

IMPORTANT: Net carbs are per serving. Make sure you know your serving size or else you may go over your planned intake and exit ketosis.
6.5 tsp of added sugars per serving

Added sugars are sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages as part of their preparation. They do not include naturally occurring sugars found in milk and fruits. Table sugar and high fructose corn syrup are examples of added sugars.

Honey and maple syrup are also "added sugars" when added to food products. Per the FDA, they are not considered added sugars when sold as single ingredient products. However, at Fooducate we still consider them added sugars because they are basically the same as table sugar in terms of nutrition.

The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of added sugars you consume to no more than half of your daily discretionary calories allowance.

For women: 100 calories (25 grams, 6 tsp per day)
For men: 150 calories (37 grams, 9 tsp per day)

The FDA is more "generous", the Daily Value for added sugars is 200 calories (50 grams, 12 tsp per day).

Here at Fooducate, we suggest sticking to the stricter option (only 25 grams per day for women, 37 grams for men).
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6.5 tsp of sugars per serving

This includes both naturally occurring and added sugars.

According to the USDA, every man woman and child in the US consumes approximately 80 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year!

That works out to 25 tsp of sugars per day, or 400 extra calories!
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Tiny amount of real fruit in here

Don't let marketing tricks on the package fool you into thinking this is a fruity product.
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Yay! No artificial colors

Good choice! No artificial colors in this according to our last product update.

Gum, mints and candy, while you're only consuming just a little bit, can have some added elements you don't want - like artificial colors. Parents of children sensitive to artificial colors report reactions from tiny doses. Many people on special diets avoid them and others are actually allergic to them.

And the good news is that this product has none!

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: .25 cup
Amount per Serving My Daily Value
Calories 190Kcal 11%
Total Fat 8g 13%
Saturated Fat 5g 29%
Trans Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 15mg 1%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 30g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 26g 37%
Added Sugars 26g 108%
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 40mg 4%
Iron 0.72mg 4%
Ingredients:

Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), raisins, corn dextrin, food glaze.
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