Chocolates
Hershey's Giant Hershey special dark mildly sweet chocolate with almonds
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 31
Hershey's Giant Hershey special dark mildly sweet chocolate with almonds scores 31 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 45.5 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Giant Hershey special dark mildly sweet chocolate with almonds
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 2.5 points
- PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 45.5 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 18.2 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 485 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 6.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 69.5 = 30.5 → 31
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 485 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 33.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 18.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.6 g |
| Sugars | 45.5 g |
| Fiber | 6.1 g |
| Protein | 9.1 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Ingredients
- sugar (high concern)
- chocolate
- almonds
- cocoa butter
- milk fat
- cocoa processed with alkali
- sunflower oil
- lecithin (soy)
- pgpr
- natural flavor. d
Label text, as published
sugar, chocolate, almonds, cocoa butter, milk fat, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of: sunflower oil, lecithin (soy), pgpr, natural flavor. d contains: almonds, milk, soy.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org