Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix

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

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Swiss Miss classic hot cocoa mix

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−40

cadmium−29

lead−11

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−45

hydrogenated coconut oil−11

dipotassium phosphate−10

natural flavor−10

modified whey−3

2 smaller deductions−6

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+35

Minimum score+35

Final score0

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 · 10

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Common questions

Is Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix healthy?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix 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, Swiss Miss classic hot cocoa mix. 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 Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix lists 10 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Whey, Cocoa Processed With Alkali and Hydrogenated Coconut Oil. 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 Hot Cocoa Mix contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix’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 Hot Cocoa Mix?

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

At 0/100 Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix scores worse than most drink mixes & powders we have scored. A higher-scoring option in drink mixes & powders is Matcha & Co Organic Golden Milk at 100/100.

Is Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix organic?

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

Has Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix 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 Hot Cocoa Mix contain heavy metals?

Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix 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.

Full methodology: how we score products.