Hot Cocoa Mix, Hot

Processing Score

7.3Highly Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including corn syrup, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, sodium and saturated fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh SugarHigh Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

085239131572

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size43 g

Amount per serving

Calories

180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g

Saturated Fat 3.5g

18%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 270mg

12%

Total Carbohydrate 31g

11%

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 30g

Includes 28g Added Sugars

56%

Protein 1g

Vitamin D 0mcg

Calcium 30mg

Iron 1mg

Potassium 260mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

8 listed · 4 flagged for review

SUGAR, CREAMER (COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK], DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SILICON DIOXIDE), WHEY, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, GUAR GUM, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS (MILK), TRISODIUM CITRATE.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors (Milk)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 30% 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 Mix, Hot'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, Creamer (Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate [Milk], Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Silicon Dioxide).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Trisodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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