Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

Name: Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
Brand: Hershey's

Squeeze-bottle chocolate syrup for milk and ice cream, built on corn syrups and cocoa.

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Flagged ingredients2

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupHigh fructose corn syrup, Corn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
High fructose corn syrup	Corn syrup	HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Cocoa*, Contains 2% or Less of: Potassium Sorbate (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), Salt, Xanthan Gum, Mono and Diglycerides*, Polysorbate 60, Vanillin (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR)

Source: The Hershey Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More dessert syrup first, then the rest of the peanut butter, spreads and syrups aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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