Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Peanut, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025
Hershey'S, Pot Of Gold Caramel Collection Assorted Milk & Dark Chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Peanut
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Skimmed milk6%No flag
- Kernel Oil0.8%No flag
- Dairy Butter0.2%No flag
- Contains 2% and Less Of<0.1%No flag
- Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and Diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- E339iiNo flag
- Pgpr · E476No flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Caramel Color · E150aNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium phosphates (E339)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
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Sugar; High Fructose Corn Syrup; Chocolate; Nonfat Milk; Cocoa Butter; Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut And Palm Kernel Oil); Milk Fat; Dairy Butter (Milk); Contains 2% Or Less Of: Pecans; Glycerin; Almonds (Roasted In Cocoa Butter, Safflower And/Or Sunflower Oil); Mono - And Diglycerides; Soy Lecithin; Cocoa; Cellulose Gel; Salt; Whey (Milk); Natural And Artificial Flavor; Disodium Phosphate; Sunflower Oil; Pgpr, Emulsifier; Carrageenan; Caramel Color; Peanuts; Macadamia Nuts; Hazelnuts.
Alerts
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.
- Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Cellulose GelModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
- SugarLow concern
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