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Hershey's a2 Milk® 2% Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk, 59 oz

Contains sugar

This 2% chocolate milk has 8 g protein per cup and Validus animal-welfare certification. It contains 10 g added sugar per serving, plus gums and natural flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairy
$7.40 59 oz · lowest price at Water Butlers
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 1 Cup (240 mL)
Protein
8g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
10g▼
Sodium
220mg
Saturated fat
3g▲
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Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, sugar, cocoa (processed with Alkali), salt, gellan gum, natural flavor, guar gum, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3
72 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%70
Ingredients · counts 20%76
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 20%75
Transparency · counts 15%85
Why it scores 72
Nutrition 70 · Compared with other milks: less saturated fat (3 g); 10 g added sugar per 1 Cup
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Sweetened chocolate milk with gums and natural flavor
Sourcing 75 · Validus animal-welfare certification and an rBST-free claim; origin isn't stated
Transparency 85 · Complete ingredients and a Validus animal-welfare certification
10 g added sugar
Contains gellan gum and guar gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
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Ingredients
Reduced fat milk Sugar Cocoa (processed with Alkali) Salt Gellan gum Natural flavor Guar gum Vitamin A palmitate Vitamin D3
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Gellan gum (E418)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA found no safety concern in 2018.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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