Hershey's Spreads Cocoa with Almond — DUMP

Name: Hershey's Spreads Cocoa with Almond
Brand: Hershey’s

Munch or Dump rates Hershey's Spreads Cocoa with Almond by Hershey’s DUMP — score 20/90.

Sugar and palm oil are the top two ingredients, and it contains hydrogenated vegetable fat. This is dessert in a jar dressed up as a breakfast spread.

Why this verdict

Contains hydrogenated vegetable fat, a trans-fat risk and automatic dump
Sugar is the #1 ingredient, more than everything else combined
Palm oil is #2, so it's mostly sugar and refined fat
Real cocoa is only 4.7% and almond just 3% despite the name
Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) with emulsifier and refined oils

Ingredients (8)

Sugar (moderate) — Added refined sugar; spikes blood sugar and turns a milky base into a dessert.
Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil) (moderate) — The #2 ingredient. Refined, calorie-dense fat that makes the spread's bulk. Not inherently toxic but drives this toward pure indulgence.
Milk Solids (safe) — Curdled dairy solids — the protein, fat, and calcium of milk. Whole-food base with no processing tricks.
Cocoa solids (4.7%) (safe) — The actual chocolate, but present in tiny amount. Real cocoa is a positive, there's just very little of it.
Almond paste (3.0%) (safe) — Real almonds, a genuine plus, but only 3% despite headlining the product name.
Antioxidant (INS 322 / lecithin-type emulsifier) (moderate) — An emulsifier/antioxidant additive to keep the fats stable. Marker of a processed, engineered texture.
Hydrogenated vegetable fat (palm & sesame oil) (harmful) — Hydrogenation creates trans-fat risk, strongly linked to heart disease. This alone makes the product a dump.
Salt (moderate) — Adds sodium; fine in moderation but the main reason to watch portion size.