Hershey's · Baking Decorations and Dessert Toppings
Baking Bar, Semi-sweet Chocolate
One block, per container (14g) serving of Baking Bar, Semi-sweet Chocolate by Hershey's has 70 calories, 8g of sugars and 0mg of sodium, as submitted by The Hershey Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2618556, record updated Jun 13, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2618556, available Aug 31, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that The Hershey Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 14g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 034000055043
- Category
- Baking Decorations and Dessert Toppings
- Records
- 5 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other baking decorations and dessert toppings
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 50% of the 3,502 baking decorations and dessert toppings products in USDA's branded database, and none of them has less sodium.
Where the calories come from: 47% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 5% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among baking decorations and dessert toppings: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 57.1 g | 56.6 g | 50% |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 0 g | 93% |
| Calories | 500 | 375 | 77% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,502 products, one per barcode.
Other baking in this aisle
229 of the 3,502 baking decorations and dessert toppings products are named baking. Per 100 g their median is 500 calories, 13 mg of sodium and 6.7 g of protein; none has less sodium than this one.
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "baking", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR; CHOCOLATE; COCOA BUTTER; MILK FAT; SOY LECITHIN; PGPR, EMULSIFIER; VANILLIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR; MILK).
The statement lists 1 ingredient at the top level, beginning with Semi-sweet Chocolate (sugar; Chocolate; Cocoa Butter; Milk Fat; Soy Lecithin; Pgpr, Emulsifier; Vanillin, Artificial Flavor; Milk).. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jun 13, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement The Hershey Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2618556).
More Hershey's baking decorations and dessert toppings
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey's, Dessert Toppings, Triple Chocolate | 500 | 38.89 g | 278 mg |
| Baking Bar, Chocolate | 500 | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Cookies 'n' Creme Chopped Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme Drops & Chopped Milk Chocolate Drops Candy Topping Mixers | 500 | 50 g | 107 mg |
| Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips, Semi-sweet Chocolate | 467 | 40 g | 0 mg |
| Semi-sweet Mini Chocolate Chips, Semi-sweet | 467 | 60 g | 0 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hershey's Baking Bar, Semi-sweet Chocolate?
70 per 1 block, per container (14g) serving, and 500 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hershey's Baking Bar, Semi-sweet Chocolate?
0mg per serving (0% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record The Hershey Company submitted to USDA, last updated Jun 13, 2023. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov