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Hershey's Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa

Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa

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Is Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa healthy?

Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa scores 93/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. 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 Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa?

Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa lists 2 ingredients, starting with Cocoa and Cocoa Processed With Alkali. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched 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 Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa compare to other chocolate?

At 93/100 Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa sits in our top band, among the better chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Hazelnut Butter + Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate at 100/100.

Is Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa organic?

Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa is not certified organic in our data.

Has Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Hershey's Special Dark 100% Cacao Dutched Cocoa, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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