Kroger NOVA 4

Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie

Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie: 4/5 ingredient safety

Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie by Kroger has 2 tracked ingredients, 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 and beverages preparations / Beverages / Dried products / Dried products to be rehydrated / Dehydrated beverages

How This Score Is Built

Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie 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). 2 of its 2 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 Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
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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

Nonfat milk powder, cocoa powder processed with alkali, dairy product solids, salt, disodium phosphate, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, cellulose gum, natural flavor. Contains milk. May contain soy.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110144300
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

How does Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Hot Cocoa Mix Reduced Calorie'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.