Concern

Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0715432003009 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0715432003009 · Serving size 0.12 CAKE (81 g)

The verdict

Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate scores 60/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 79 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 79-component record, beginning with Sugar, Water, Vegetable Shortening. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

60/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 79 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

60/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

32003009 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 60/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 79 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …003009 · July 2026

18 of 79 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 32003009 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate scores 26.1 points below that category average (60/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate lists 79 ingredients on its label

79 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 79 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 60/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 79 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Water
3
Vegetable Shortening
4
Palm Oil
5
Canola Oil
6
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
7
Bleached Enriched Flour
8
Wheat Flour
9
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Reduced Iron
11
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Dried Cream Cheese
16
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
17
Cheese Culture
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Carob Bean Gum
20
Whole Eggs
21
Soybean Oil
22
Organic Cocoa
23
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
24
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
25
Corn Syrup Solids
26
Sweetened Condensed Milk
27
Milk
28
Nonfat Dry Milk
29
Milk Chocolate
30
Natural Chocolate
31
Nonfat Milk
32
Cocoa Butter
33
Milk Fat
34
Soy Lecithin
35
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
36
Artificial Flavor
37
Chocolate Chips
38
Or Less Of Each Of Vanillin
39
White Chips
40
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
41
Palm Kernel Oil
42
Corn Starch
43
Palm Oil Soy Lecithin
44
Egg Whites
45
Vanilla Creme
46
Natural Flavor
47
Vanilla
48
Emulsifier
49
Distilled Propylene Glycol Monostearate
50
Mono - And Diglycerides
51
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
52
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
53
Modified Food Starch
54
Corn
55
Tapioca
56
Bittersweet Chocolate
57
Chocolate Liquor
58
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
59
Heavy Whipping Cream
60
Monoglycerides
61
Natural And Artificial Flavor
62
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
63
Propylene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
64
Preservatives
65
BHT
Caution GRAS
66
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
67
Acidic Sodium Aluminium Phosphate
68
Monocalcium Potassium Sorbate
69
Preservative
70
Guar Gum
71
Citiric Acid
72
Cellulose Gum
73
Xanthan Gum Chocolate Liquor
74
Pylyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
75
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
76
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
77
Beta Carotene
78
Color
79
Soy Flour

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, water, vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil), bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), whole eggs, soybean oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), contains 2% or less of each of the following: cocoa, corn syrup, dextrose, corn syrup solids, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), nonfat dry milk, milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, nonfat milk, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, vanillin [artificial flavor]), chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa [processed with alkali], milk fat contains 2% or less of each of vanillin [artificial flavor], milk), white chips (sugar, nonfat milk, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [palm kernel oil, soybean oil], palm kernel oil, contains 2% or less of: corn starch, artificial flavor, salt, hydrogenated palm oil soy lecithin), salt, dried egg whites, vanilla creme (sugar, soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor, pure vanilla), emulsifier (nonfat dry milk, distilled propylene glycol monostearate, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin), sodium bicarbonate, modified food starch (corn, tapioca), soy lecithin, corn starch, bittersweet chocolate (chocolate liquor [processed with potassium carbonate], sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), sodium caseinate (milk), heavy whipping cream (milk), monoglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, emulsifier (propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, preservatives [bht, citric acid]), acidic sodium aluminium phosphate, monocalcium potassium sorbate (preservative), guar gum, citiric acid, cellulose gum, xanthan gum chocolate liquor, pylyglycerol esters of fatty acids, red 40, propylene glycol, beta carotene (color), soy flour.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 79-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0715432003009: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.