Hot cocoa

83Clean

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Hot cocoa healthy?

Hot cocoa scores 83/100 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 Hot cocoa?

Hot cocoa lists 7 ingredients, starting with Cocoa Powder, Sugar, Milk, Water and Vanilla Extract. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hot cocoa contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hot 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 Hot cocoa?

Hot cocoa is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Hot cocoa compare to other drink mixes & powders?

At 83/100 Hot cocoa sits in our top band, among the better drink mixes & powders we have scored. A higher-scoring option in drink mixes & powders is Matcha & Co Organic Golden Milk at 100/100.

Is Hot cocoa organic?

Hot cocoa is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.