Hot Cocoa Drink Mix, Dark Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Hot Cocoa Drink Mix, Dark Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 4,985 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 Hot Cocoa Drink Mix, Dark Chocolate'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: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Syrup Solids, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Sodium Caseinate A Milk Derivative , Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Datem, Sodium Aluminosilicate, Natural Flavor, Silicon Dioxide.

Common in powdered processed foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.