Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting
Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting by Betty Crocker has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Cooking helpers / Toppings
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Sugar, Water, Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, High Maltose Corn Syrup, Canola Oil, Corn Starch. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Distilled Monoglycerides, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Color Added. Freshness Preserved By Potassium Sorbate.
Product Details
- Brand
- Betty Crocker
- Barcode
- 0016000437746
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 5/5, Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting sits ahead of 85% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting's 5/5 score be read?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 5/5 average places Betty Crocker, Hershey'S, Special Dark Premium Frosting in the Generally Safe tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.