Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition facts

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Tader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition

Tader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition consists of 190 calories in 3 pieces (34 g) served in cups.

Nutrition Facts	% Daily Values*
Serving Size        3 pieces (34 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190
Total Fat 12.00g	15%
Saturated Fat 7.000g	35%
Trans Fat 0.000g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 100mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 18.00g	7%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	4%
Sugars 15.00g
Includes 14.00g Added Sugars	28%
Protein3.00g
Vitamin D0mcg	0%
Calcium10mg	1%
Iron1.30mg	7%
Potassium130mg	3%

Is Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition good for weight loss?

Well in general dark chocolate is considered much more healthier than white chocolate but as you look below the basic nutritional fact of trader joes dark chocolate you can understand what value you are getting :

Amount Per Serving - 35g
Calories from Fat 98
Calories 181
Total Fat 12g grams
Saturated Fat 7g grams
Trans Fat 0g grams
Cholesterol 0mg milligrams
Sodium 95mg milligrams
Total Carbohydrates 21g grams
Dietary Fiber 2g grams
Sugars 17g grams
Protein 2g grams - 0%
Vitamin A - 0%
Vitamin C - 0%
Calcium - 8%

From the above Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition info you can understand that it contain fats and saturared fat both, so its not that good for people who are looking for weight loss.

Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups Ingredients

 

It mainly consists of semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor- processed with alkali, dry milk fat, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], and vanilla), peanuts, sugar, palm kernel oil, palm oil, lactose, salt, soy lecithin (an emulsifier).

 

Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups Price

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 16 oz is around 12$ to 13$ approx.

 

Home Recipe to get Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition

 

Below is the home recipe :

Ingredients

    7 ounces dark chocolate (no more than 70%)
    1/2 cup natural almond butter
    2 tablespoons honey
    1 teaspoon powdered sugar
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoon fine grain salt
    sea ​​salt flakes to fill

Instructions

 

1. Divide the chocolate and melt in a boiler twice (a pot of boiling water with a container placed on top). Stir to make sure it is completely smooth.
2. Place the lines on a small muffin tin, this helps them hold the shape. Put a teaspoon of chocolate on the floor. Tilt and twist so that the chocolate coats on the side of the liner and return it to the tin. Repeat with remaining papers.
3. Mix almond butter, honey, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt together until smooth to make a filling. Take tsp. to fill the almond butter and gently roll it into a ball between your hands. Squeeze it and place it in the center over a small pool of chocolate. Repeat.
4. Spoon chocolate, about another tsp., On top of each ball of almond butter to completely cover. You may need to add a few more drops to make the chocolate reach a level above the almond butter. Sprinkle a small amount of scattered sea salt and cool in the refrigerator to set. They can be stored in a covered container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
   

 

 This is all the basic information on Trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups nutrition.