Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Yumfills Choco Pie
Red flags
- −Red flag: Contains Tartrazine
- −Red flag: Contains Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- −Red flag: High added sugar (26.3g per 100g)
- −Red flag: High saturated fat (10.7g)
Green flags
- +Green flag: Source of protein (5.4g)
Ingredients, decoded
31 listed- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
- Milk Choco Covering (22.9%) [Sugar]
- Interesterified Vegetable Fat (Milk Choco Covering)
- Milk Solids (Milk Choco Covering)
- Cocoa Solids (Milk Choco Covering)
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (1.37%)
- Artificial Flavouring Substance (Vanilla)
- Sugar
- Invert Sugar Syrup
- Refined Palmolein Oil
- Humectant (INS 422)
- Cake Gel - Emulsifiers (Mono- Diglycerides of Fatty Acids from Palm Oil)
- Cake Gel - Emulsifiers (Diglycerides of Fatty Acids with Ammonia, Calcium, Potassium and Sodium from Palm Oil)
- Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids (from Palm Oil)
- Humectant (INS 422) (Cake Gel)
- Milk Solids (1.61%)
- Raising Agent (INS 500(ii))
- Raising Agent (INS 450(i))
- Raising Agent (INS 450(vii))
- Raising Agent (INS 503(ii))
- Emulsifier (Polyglyceryl Esters of Fatty Acid)
- Lecithin (from Soyabean)
- Stabiliser (INS 407)
- Stabiliser (INS 415)
- Acidity Regulator (INS 392)
- Preservative (INS 202)
- Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein
- Nature Identical Flavouring Substance (Vanilla)
- Iodised Salt
- Flour Treatment Agent (INS 223)
- Colour (INS 102)
ED4
Our take
CleanPlate reviewThirty-one ingredients in one choco pie
Dark Fantasy Yumfills is a popular chocolate-coated cake snack. Its additive list is unusually long, even for a packaged cake.
CleanPlate scores it [R]ED4. The E for nutrition reflects a sugary cake with little protein, fibre or micronutrient value. The D for ingredients reflects a long list of emulsifiers, humectants, stabilisers, hardened fats and a synthetic dye. The 4 for risk comes from high sugar and high saturated fat.
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- Product nameBe careful
“Choco Pie”
The milk choco covering is 22.9%, but it is made with interesterified vegetable fat rather than cocoa butter.
How ED4 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 5.4 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 425 kcal
Scored on eight nutrients (protein, fibre, calcium, iron, vitamins A, C, D and zinc), per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Heavily processed or flagged substances
- Base
- Refined Wheat Flour
- Main fat
- Interesterified Vegetab...
- Sweeteners
- 3 types
- Additives
- 11
- Flagged
- 7 ingredients
- Artificial flavour or colour
- Yes
Scored on six things: base processing, fat quality, sweeteners, additives, colours and flavours.
High risk
- Added sugar
- 26.3 g
- Sodium
- 146.8 mg
- Saturated fat
- 10.7 g
- Trans fat
- 0.05 g
Scored on added sugar, sodium and saturated fat, with a penalty for trans fat.
[R] Contains an ingredient on our red-flag list (such as a partially hydrogenated oil or a flagged synthetic dye), which cuts the ingredient grade.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
The pie is maida-based, with a milk chocolate covering made from sugar, interesterified vegetable fat, milk solids and cocoa. Hydrogenated vegetable oil is declared at 1.37 percent and trans fat at 0.05 g per 100 g.
The cake gel and texture system is where most of the list comes from: several emulsifiers, humectants, raising agents and stabilisers. A preservative (INS 202) and tartrazine (INS 102) are also listed.
Ingredients to watch
- Tartrazine (INS 102)Concern
A synthetic azo dye from the Southampton Six, which carries a hyperactivity warning in the EU.
- Hydrogenated and interesterified fatsConcern
Hardened fats used for texture and shelf life. They add to the 10.7 g of saturated fat per 100 g.
- Sugar and invert syrupWorth watching
26.3 g of added sugar per 100 g.
- Carrageenan (INS 407)Worth watching
A seaweed-based stabiliser; permitted, but worth watching for people with sensitive guts.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "It is just a small cake, so it is harmless"
One piece is small, but it carries a lot of sugar and hardened fat for its size, plus 31 ingredients.
Myth: "Chocolate coating means real chocolate"
The covering is sugar, interesterified vegetable fat, milk solids and cocoa. It tastes chocolatey but is mostly sugar and fat.
Myth: "All packaged cakes are the same"
They vary a lot. Simpler cakes with fewer additives and no synthetic dyes score noticeably better.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsA rare treat
- ChildrenRarely; not a lunchbox item
- Diabetes or PCOSBest avoided
Smarter ways to eat it
Swap the craving
A square or two of dark chocolate with a handful of nuts satisfies the chocolate urge with a fraction of the additives.
Bake a simple one
A home-baked atta and jaggery cake needs about six ingredients, not 31.
Common questions
Is Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Yumfills Choco Pie healthy?
Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Yumfills Choco Pie 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 Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil; High added sugar (26.3g per 100g); High saturated fat (10.7g). On the plus side: Source of protein (5.4g).
What does the ED4 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (D) grades ingredient and label integrity: heavily processed or flagged substances. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.
Which ingredients in Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Yumfills Choco Pie should I watch?
Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (Maida), Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (1.37%) (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil), Refined Palmolein Oil (Palmolein), Cake Gel - Emulsifiers (Mono- Diglycerides of Fatty Acids from Palm Oil) (Palm oil), Cake Gel - Emulsifiers (Diglycerides of Fatty Acids with Ammonia, Calcium, Potassium and Sodium from Palm Oil) (Palm oil), Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids (from Palm Oil) (Palm oil), Stabiliser (INS 407) (Carrageenan), Preservative (INS 202) (Potassium Sorbate), Colour (INS 102) (Tartrazine).
Last reviewed September 26, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.