Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened

Name: Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened
Brand: Hershey's

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium152 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 30×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead88.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 18×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic23.8 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	200 kcal	10 kcal
Fat	10 g	0.5 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	60 g	3 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	40 g	2 g
Protein	20 g	1 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened healthy?

Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 2g fiber, 1g protein and 0g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened?

Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened lists 1 ingredient, starting with Cocoa. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened?

10 kcal per serving, or 200 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened?

Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened compare to other baking ingredients?

At 0/100 Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened organic?

Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened is not certified organic in our data.

Has Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 88.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 23.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 152 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Hershey's Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.