Lotte · Cakes & Pastries · #5 of 6 · Rating 1.7/5

Lotte Choco Pie (Real Orange)

Lotte Choco Pie (Real Orange) is one of the weakest products we've rated and worth swapping out.

Red flags

Red flag: Contains Tartrazine
Red flag: Contains Sunset Yellow FCF
Red flag: High added sugar (23g per 100g)
Red flag: High saturated fat (12g)

Green flags

Nothing stands out in its favour.

ED4

Nutrition per 100 g

ENutritionDIngredients4Risk

VerdictVERY POOR

Energy428 kcal

Protein4 g

Carbohydrates67 g

Total sugars36 g

Added sugars23 g

Total fat16 g

Saturated fat12 g

Trans fat0 g

Cholesterol0 mg

Sodium228 mg

Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

How ED4 breaks down

01 Nutritional value

Very low nutrient density

02 Ingredient integrity

Heavily processed or flagged substances

03 Risk nutrients

High risk

Ingredients, decoded

45 listed

Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
Sugar (Choco Covering 21%)
Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat - Palm (Choco Covering)
Cocoa Solids (Choco Covering)
Milk Solids (Choco Covering)
Emulsifier - INS 322 (Choco Covering)
Emulsifier - INS 476 (Choco Covering)
Artificial Flavour - Vanilla (Choco Covering)
Sugar
Liquid Glucose
Sugar (Orange Filling 9%)
Liquid Glucose (Orange Filling)
Humectant - INS 420 (Orange Filling)
Humectant - INS 422 (Orange Filling)
Orange Juice Concentrate (10% of Orange Filling)
Emulsifier - INS 440 (Orange Filling)
Emulsifier - INS 415 (Orange Filling)
Acidity Regulator - INS 330 (Orange Filling)
Acidity Regulator - INS 296 (Orange Filling)
Preservative - INS 202 (Orange Filling)
Nature Identical Flavour - Orange (Orange Filling)
Synthetic Food Colour - INS 110 (Orange Filling)
Interesterified Vegetable Fat - Palm
Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat - Palm
Humectant (INS 420)
Humectant (INS 422)
Milk Chocomass
Raising Agent (INS 500(ii))
Raising Agent (INS 503(ii))
Preservative (INS 202)
Preservative (INS 281)
Iodised Salt
Dextrose
Stabilizer (INS 407)
Stabilizer (INS 406)
Stabilizer (INS 440)
Stabilizer (INS 401)
Stabilizer (INS 461)
Stabilizer (INS 415)
Acidity Regulator (INS 341(i))
Nature Identical Flavour (Orange)
Milk Solids
Synthetic Food Colour (INS 102)
Synthetic Food Colour (INS 110)
Synthetic Food Colour (INS 127)

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Common questions

Is Lotte Choco Pie (Real Orange) healthy?

Lotte Choco Pie (Real Orange) scores ED4 (Very Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it one of the weakest products we've rated and worth swapping out. The main concerns are: Contains Tartrazine; Contains Sunset Yellow FCF; High added sugar (23g per 100g); High saturated fat (12g).

What does the ED4 score mean?

The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (D) grades ingredient integrity: heavily processed or flagged substances. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.

Which ingredients in Lotte Choco Pie (Real Orange) should I watch?

Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (Maida), Preservative - INS 202 (Orange Filling) (Potassium Sorbate), Synthetic Food Colour - INS 110 (Orange Filling) (Sunset Yellow FCF), Preservative (INS 202) (Potassium Sorbate), Stabilizer (INS 407) (Carrageenan), Synthetic Food Colour (INS 102) (Tartrazine), Synthetic Food Colour (INS 110) (Sunset Yellow FCF).

Last reviewed June 19, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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