Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa

Name: Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa
Brand: Swiss Miss

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Swiss Miss classic hot cocoa mix

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Cadmium9.63 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix

Lead6.13 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix

Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

What is in Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa lists 9 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Whey, Cocoa Processed With Alkali and Non Fat Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored 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 Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored 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 Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa compare to other drink mixes & powders?

We haven't scored Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa yet, so there's nothing to compare it against in drink mixes & powders.

Is Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa organic?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa is not certified organic in our data.

Has Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Sugar, corn syrup, whey, alkali cocoa, coconut oil, nonfat milk; with or without marshmallows; no cinnamon) with the other products in its family, Swiss Miss classic hot cocoa mix, 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 Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa contain heavy metals?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavored Hot Cocoa itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 9.63 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix and lead at 6.13 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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