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Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes

Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes

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Ingredients · 7

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Is Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes healthy?

Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes scores 5/100 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. 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 Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes?

Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes lists 7 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Red 40 and Yellow 5. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes’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 Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes?

Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes compare to other candy & confectionery?

At 5/100 Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes scores worse than most candy & confectionery we have scored. A higher-scoring option in candy & confectionery is Mojave Mallows Organic Cocoa Dipped Marshmallows at 95/100.

Is Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes organic?

Hershey's Hersheys mint chocolate candy canes is not certified organic in our data.

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