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Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa

Hershey’s cocoa

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Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa (US)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: 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
Measured in: Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened
Lead88.1 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 18×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened
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)
Measured in: Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened

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Common questions

Is Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa healthy?

Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa 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, plus lab results from its product family, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa (US). 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 Hershey’s cocoa?

Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa 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.

Does Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa’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 Hershey’s cocoa?

Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa 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 Hershey’s cocoa compare to other baking ingredients?

At 0/100 Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa 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 Hershey’s cocoa organic?

Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa is not certified organic in our data.

Has Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Natural unsweetened cocoa powder, single ingredient, US barcodes) with the other products in its family, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa (US), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa contain heavy metals?

Hershey's Hershey’s cocoa itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 23.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened, cadmium at 152 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened and lead at 88.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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