Hershey's · Chocolate
Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate Bars
One bar (43g) serving of Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate Bars by Hershey's has 250 calories, 19g of sugars and 0mg of sodium, as submitted by The Hershey Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2611669, record updated Jun 6, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2611669, available Jul 13, 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 43g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 034000938612
- Category
- Chocolate
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other chocolate
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 40% of the 9,187 chocolate products in USDA's branded database, and none of them has less sodium.
Where the calories come from: 41% carbohydrate, 56% fat and 3% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among chocolate: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 44.2 g | 47.5 g | 40% |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 77 mg | 0% |
| Protein | 4.7 g | 5.9 g | 28% |
| Calories | 581 | 514 | 89% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 9,187 products, one per barcode.
Other bars in this aisle
277 of the 9,187 chocolate products are named bars. Per 100 g their median is 500 calories, 125 mg of sodium and 6.9 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 "bars", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ORGANIC CHOCOLATE, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC COCOA* BUTTER, ORGANIC VANILLA EXTRACT, ORGANIC MILK.
The statement lists 5 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Organic Chocolate, Organic Sugar, Organic Cocoa* Butter. 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 6, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement The Hershey Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2611669).
More Hershey's chocolate
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Chocolate Organic Candy | 588 | 47.06 g | 74 mg |
| Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate Candy | 559 | 44.12 g | 0 mg |
| Milk Chocolate Bars | 605 | 48.84 g | 70 mg |
| Roasted Almonds in Fine Milk Chocolate Golden Bars | 538 | 42.31 g | 58 mg |
| Chocolate Candy Bars with Peanuts | 538 | 46.15 g | 115 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate Bars?
250 per 1 bar (43g) serving, and 581 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate Bars?
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 6, 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