Hills bros
Hills bros by Hills Bros has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Beverages / Dried products / Dried products to be rehydrated / Dehydrated beverages
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 Hills bros, 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 Hills bros sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
Maltodextrin, creamer (partially hydrogenated coconut oil, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, sodium caseinate [a milk derivative], dipotassium phosphate, mono - and diglycerides, silicon dioxide, soy lecithin) cocoa (processed with alkali), instant coffee, natural and artificial flavors, cellulose gum, salt, sodium aluminosilicate (to prevent caking), acesulfame potassium, sucralose (splenda brand).
Product Details
- Brand
- Hills Bros
- Barcode
- 0018400313712
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Hills bros's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Hills bros's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Hills bros's 4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Hills bros's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, 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.