HOSTESS
Made by Hostess Brands, LLC
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Ingredients (as filed)
DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING [SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), NATURAL FLAVOR, WHOLE MILK POWDER AND SALT], SUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, WHITE SUGAR DRIZZLE [PALM KERNEL OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), NATURAL FLAVOR AND SALT], SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), PALM OIL, COCOA, SOY LECITHIN, GLYCERIN, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BAKING SODA, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND NATAMYCIN (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDE, CELLULOSE GUM, ENZYMES, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID.
Source: USDA FoodData Central Branded Foods, April 2026 release. FDC ID 2285247. Methodology