Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy

Name: Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy
Brand: Hershey's

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Hershey's Kisses milk chocolate

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−75

cadmium−55

lead−14

arsenic−6

Ingredients

−63

artificial flavor−44

soy lecithin−12

chocolate−4

vanillin−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+48

Minimum score+48

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium73 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 15×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead10 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic6 ppbof 10 ppb

60% of the limitFDA 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

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Hershey's Kisses milk chocolate

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium73 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 15×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Kisses Milk Chocolate

Lead10 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Kisses Milk Chocolate

Arsenic6 ppbof 10 ppb

60% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Kisses Milk Chocolate

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Kisses Milk Chocolate

Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy healthy?

Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy 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 Kisses milk chocolate. 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 Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy?

Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy lists 9 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Milk, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter and Lactose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy’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 Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy?

Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy 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 Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy scores worse than most 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 Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy organic?

Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy is not certified organic in our data.

Has Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Hershey's Kisses milk chocolate), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 10 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 73 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candy. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Kisses Milk Chocolate, cadmium at 73 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Kisses Milk Chocolate and lead at 10 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Kisses Milk Chocolate. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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