/ / Organic Hot Cocoa, 14 Oz, by NOW Foods

Organic Hot Cocoa, 14 Oz, by NOW Foods

Contains turbinado sugar

This USDA organic cocoa mix includes dry milk, cocoa and vanilla flavor. Each 19 g serving has 14 g added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesOrganicContains dairy
$15.99 14 oz · lowest price at Professional Supplement Center
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 1½ tbsp (19g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
14g▼
Sodium
80mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Organic turbinado sugar, organic non-fat dry milk powder, organic cocoa powder, organic vanilla flavor, sea salt, organic gum acacia
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
56 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%24
Ingredients · counts 30%80
Processing · counts 10%25
Sourcing · counts 10%85
Transparency · counts 15%85
Why it scores 56
Nutrition 24 · 14 g added sugar per 1½ tbsp; otherwise typical for drinks
Ingredients 80 · Turbinado, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 25 · Sweetened mix with vanilla flavor and gum acacia
Sourcing 85 · USDA organic certification; no origin stated
Transparency 85 · Full ingredient list and USDA organic certification
14 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for turbinado
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Ingredients
Organic turbinado sugar Organic non-fat dry milk powder Organic cocoa powder Organic vanilla flavor Sea salt Organic gum acacia
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
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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