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Hershey'sSnacks · 0034000870219

Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies 'N' Creme, Cookies 'N' Creme

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil23.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa Butter11.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil5.9%No flag›
  • Shea butter3%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil1.5%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.7%No flag›
  • Safflower Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk11.9%No flag
  • Corn Syrup Solids5.9%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour3%No flag
  • Flour1.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.7%No flag
  • Ferrous Sulfate0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin Mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • And Folic Acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactose1.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed Oil0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and Less Of0.4%No flag
  • Coca Processed With Alkali0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Chocolate<0.1%No flag›
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Tocopherols · E306No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Pgpr · E476No flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Caramel Color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Cocoa Butter, Palm, Shea, Sunflower, Palm Kernel And/Or Safflower Oil); Nonfat Milk; Corn Syrup Solids; Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid); Lactose (Milk); Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil); Contains 2% Or Less Of: Coca Processed With Alkali; Whey (Milk); Chocolate; High Fructose Corn Syrup; Soy Lecithin; Sodium Bicarbonate; Salt; Natural And Artificial Flavors; Tocopherols, To Maintain Freshness; Pgpr, Emulsifier; Caramel Color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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