Loriet Ltd. Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate

House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate by Loriet Ltd. has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Cocoa and its products / Confectioneries / Chocolate candies

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate, 6 of its 6 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.7 Top 87% higher than 13% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3.7
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.7 out of 5
Based on 6 tracked ingredients
6
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Sugar, cocoa fat, dried whole milk, unsweetened chocolate, icing sugar (sugar, potato starch added as anti-caking agent), dried non-fat milk, dried whey (milk), wheat starch, dried full cream milk, milk sugar, soy lecithin added as emulsifier, butterfat (milk), natural vanilla flavor, titanium dioxide, turmeric, anthocyanin, plain caramel, beta carotene, beetroot red, sodium copper chlorophyllin, sulphite ammonia caramel added as colors, tapioca starch, citric acid added as acidity regulator, sorbic acid added as preservative, sucrose, glucose syrup (wheat), beeswax, carnauba wax and shellac added as glazing agents, coconut oil.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0029806018194
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate above or below average on ingredient safety?

House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate scores 3.7 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 87% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate's 3.7/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3.7/5 average places House Of Dorchester, Fine Chocolate in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.