Hershey's Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

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

Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme: 3.7/5 ingredient safety

Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme by Hershey's has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Confectioneries

How This Score Is Built

Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.7 Top 87% higher than 13% 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

3.7
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.7 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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; 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: Cocoa 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.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0034000870370
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States,World

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Frequently asked questions

Is Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme's 3.7/5 average puts it in the lower 87%, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3.7/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Hershey'S, Candy Bar, Cookies'N'Creme, Cookies'N'Creme's mapped ingredients average out to 3.7/5, which is the Low Risk 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.