Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate receives a safety score of 60/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate carries a composite safety score of 60/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Hershey's, mousse cake, triple chocolate is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 60/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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