Trader Joe's · Chocolate
Trader Joe's, Milk Chocolate Bars
One bar (50g) serving of Trader Joe's, Milk Chocolate Bars has 280 calories, 27g of sugars and 35mg of sodium, as submitted by TRADER JOE'S to USDA (FoodData Central 392864, record updated Jul 14, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 392864, available Apr 1, 2019; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that TRADER JOE'S submitted to USDA, for the declared 50g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 000000598484
- Category
- Chocolate
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other chocolate
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 74% of the 9,187 chocolate products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 44% of them.
Where the calories come from: 42% carbohydrate, 54% fat and 4% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among chocolate: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 54 g | 47.5 g | 74% |
| Sodium | 70 mg | 77 mg | 44% |
| Protein | 6 g | 5.9 g | 51% |
| Calories | 560 | 514 | 80% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 9,187 products, one per barcode.
Other bars in this aisle
277 of the 9,187 chocolate products are named bars. Per 100 g their median is 500 calories, 125 mg of sodium and 6.9 g of protein; 82 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Bars, Superfood Quinoa Bar, Dark Chocolate Cherry HOPE BARS | 54 mg | 348 |
| Chocorite, Truffle Bars, Milk Chocolate & Buttercream CHOCORITE | 54 mg | 268 |
| Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bars KIND | 50 mg | 500 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "bars", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA MASS, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, COCOA SOLIDS 33% MIN, MILK SOLIDS 18% MIN.
The statement lists 8 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jul 14, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement TRADER JOE'S submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 392864).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Trader Joe's, Milk Chocolate Bars?
280 per 1 bar (50g) serving, and 560 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Trader Joe's, Milk Chocolate Bars?
35mg per serving (2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record TRADER JOE'S submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 14, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov