The processing score reflects 90 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
32 listed · 12 flagged for reviewHERSHEY'S COOKIES 'N' CREME FANGS - SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SHEA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), SKIM MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LACTOSE (MILK), OF: COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, LECITHIN (SOY), WHEY (MILK), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CHOCOLATE, BAKING SODA, SALT, PGPR, NATURAL FLAVOR AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, KIT KAT WAFER BAR BREAKING BONES - SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SHEA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, &/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), WHEAT FLOUR, OF: CHOCOLATE, YEAST, VANILLIN (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), KIT KAT WAFER BAR WITCH'S BREW - SUGAR, REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER PUMPKINS - PEANUTS, MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LACTOSE, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR), SUGAR, DEXTROSE, TBHQ & CITRIC ACID, REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER BATS - PEANUTS, OF: LACTOSE (MILK), REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY (MILK), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Hershey's Candy Assortment Snack Size, 75 Count, 38.22 Oz scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Flavors (Vanillin (Artificial Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Processed Fruit Products (Of: Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate, Of: Chocolate, +2 more): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Lecithin (Soy)): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor And Artificial Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Candy, this product is more processed than about 32% of the 21,778 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Hershey's Candy Assortment Snack Size, 75 Count, 38.22 Oz's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Hershey'S Cookies 'N' Creme Fangs - Sugar, Kit Kat Wafer Bar Breaking Bones - Sugar, Kit Kat Wafer Bar Witch'S Brew - Sugar, Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Lecithin (Soy), Pgpr), and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Shea Oil, Sunflower Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, And/Or Safflower Oil), Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Shea Oil, Sunflower Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, &/Or Safflower Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Tbhq & Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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About our scores and this content
Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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