Ingredient

Chocolate Coating Sugar

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Role in food

Manufacturers add Chocolate Coating Sugar to provide sweetness, enhance texture, and improve the visual …

What it is

Chocolate Coating Sugar refers to a sugar-based ingredient specifically formulated for use as a coating on various food products. It is primarily composed of sucrose, which is refined from sugar cane or sugar beets. This sugar is often processed into a fine powder or a solution, sometimes with other ingredients, to create a smooth or crunchy coating.

Why it's used

Manufacturers add Chocolate Coating Sugar to provide sweetness, enhance texture, and improve the visual appeal of food items. It is commonly found in products like ice cream, frozen yogurt, popcorn, nuts, seeds, and cookies, where it forms a sweet, often crisp, outer layer.

Health notes

Sugar (sucrose), the main component of Chocolate Coating Sugar, is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA. JECFA has evaluated sucrose and did not set a numeric acceptable daily intake (ADI not specified), considering it a food. The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend no amount of added sugars, and at most 10 grams of added sugars per meal, due to concerns about excessive intake.

Allergen info

Not a major allergen. Sugar itself is not considered a major allergen, but if the coating blend contains other ingredients, those might be derived from major allergens.

Products containing Chocolate Coating Sugar

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Jerry's Nut House, Inc. Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles, Raspberry Chocolate High in saturated fat — 20% DV per serving 462kcal 5.1Protein 15.4Fat 69.2Carbs Priester Pecan Co Inc. Priester's Pecans, Double Dipped Chocolate Coated Pecans, Chocolate, Chocolate Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks High in saturated fat — 45% DV per serving 579kcal 7.0Protein 43.9Fat 43.9Carbs Giant Eagle, Inc. Giant Eagle, The Farmers Market, Raisins, Chocolate, Chocolate Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks High in saturated fat — 30% DV per serving 425kcal 5Protein 15Fat 72.5Carbs Toadally Snax, Incorporated Triple Play Drizzled Butter Toffee Popcorn Spanish Peanuts And Micro Mini Pretzels, Chocolate Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks 464kcal 3.6Protein 21.4Fat 71.4Carbs Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Olde Fashioned Chocolate Crunch Cones, Black Raspberry Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 30% DV per serving 253kcal 3.3Protein 11.0Fat 37.4Carbs Price Chopper Supermarkets Chewy Dipped Granola Bars, Chocolatey Dipped Chocolate Chip Snack, Energy & Granola Bars 452kcal 6.5Protein 16.1Fat 71.0Carbs Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillamook, Tillamookies, Really Creamy Ice Cream Sandwiches, Vanilla Bean, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 30% DV per serving 300kcal 4.3Protein 14.3Fat 40Carbs Toadally Snax, Incorporated Holiday Popcorn, Chocolate Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks 464kcal 3.6Protein 21.4Fat 71.4Carbs Aurora Products Dark Chocolate Pretzels, Dark Chocolate Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks High in saturated fat — 35% DV per serving 475kcal 7.5Protein 22.5Fat 72.5Carbs Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Fudge Peppermint Cookies Cookies & Biscuits 444kcal 5.6Protein 22.2Fat 50Carbs Too Good Gourmet, Inc. Chocolate Pretzel Bark Chocolate High in saturated fat — 35% DV per serving 500kcal 7.1Protein 28.6Fat 64.3Carbs Taste of Nature, Inc. Muddy Bunnies, Chocolate Covered Gummi Bunnies Candy 375kcal 5Protein 7.5Fat 75Carbs

Last updated: September 28, 2026

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