Hershey NOVA 4

york

york: 4/5 ingredient safety

york by Hershey 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

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 york, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry 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 york 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

sugar, corn syrup, chocolate, cocoa, invert sugar, milk fat, egg wtes, cocoa butter, lecithin (soy), oil of peppermint, pgpr, natural flavor. od contains: milk, eggs, soy. the hershey company hershey, pa 17033-0815, u.s.a. mfd. in mexico trademarks under license ns or comments? ershey.com or 800-468-1714 w.yorkpeppermintpattie.com

Product Details

Brand
Hershey
Barcode
0034000451692
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does york's safety score compare to other products?

york scores 4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 80% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on york?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. york'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.