Ingredient

Chocolate Chip Sugar

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Role in food
This ingredient serves as a sweetener and also provides chocolate flavor and texture to …

What it is

Chocolate Chip Sugar is a descriptive term for a sugar-based ingredient that typically combines sucrose with chocolate components. It may consist of sugar crystals mixed with small fragments of chocolate chips, or sugar that has been flavored to mimic the taste and appearance of chocolate chips. Sucrose is derived from plants like sugarcane or sugar beets, while chocolate components come from cocoa beans.

Why it's used

This ingredient serves as a sweetener and also provides chocolate flavor and texture to food products. It is commonly incorporated into baked goods such as muffins, cookies, and pastries, as well as ice cream and other desserts, to add both sweetness and a distinct chocolate chip experience.

Health notes

As a product primarily composed of sugar, its consumption contributes to caloric intake. The FDA recognizes sucrose as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend no amount of added sugars, and at most 10 grams of added sugars per meal. JECFA has evaluated sucrose and did not set a numeric limit (ADI not specified), considering it a food substance.

Allergen info

While sugar itself is not a major allergen, "Chocolate Chip Sugar" often contains actual chocolate components. These components may include soy (from soy lecithin, a common emulsifier in chocolate) and milk (if milk chocolate is used), both of which are major allergens.

Products containing Chocolate Chip Sugar

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Bon Appetit Danish Co. Muffin, Chocolate Croissants, Sweet Rolls, Muffins & Other Pastries 385kcal 5.8Protein 21.1Fat 44.2Carbs Dierberg's Markets, Inc. Blueberry & Choc Chip Mini Muffins Croissants, Sweet Rolls, Muffins & Other Pastries 408kcal 4.1Protein 20.4Fat 53.1Carbs Hostess Brands, LLC Chocolate Chip Muff'N Stix, Chocolate Chip Croissants, Sweet Rolls, Muffins & Other Pastries High in added sugars — 38% DV per serving 421kcal 3.5Protein 21.1Fat 57.9Carbs Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Kermanig Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Cookies & Biscuits 429kcal 3.6Protein —Fat 67.9Carbs Wilcoxson's Ice Cream Co. Inc. Cookie Dough Premium Ice Cream, Cookie Dough Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 35% DV per serving 231kcal 3.9Protein 12.8Fat 25.6Carbs Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip The Kroger Co. Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 50% DV per serving High in added sugars — 40% DV per serving 275kcal 3.7Protein 17.4Fat 28.4Carbs
Sugar (5 products) Cocoa Butter (5 products) Soybean Oil (5 products) Niacin (4 products) Thiamine Mononitrate (4 products) Riboflavin (4 products) Guar Gum (4 products) Water (4 products) Soy Lecithin (3 products) Chocolate Liquor (3 products)

Last updated: September 28, 2026

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