Is Sour Patch Kids made with normal ingredients?
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Artificial colors and flavors, corn syrup!
Sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch... my goodness, this candy has too many strange ingredients. And artificial flavors and colors like Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1? Absolutely not!
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What’s actually inside
All 13 ingredients, analyzed.
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- CORN SYRUP
Industrial sweetener
- MODIFIED CORN STARCH
Processing aid & stabilizer
- NATURAL FLAVOR
Undisclosed blends
- ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
Deceptive labels
- YELLOW 6
EU-banned/restricted
- YELLOW 5
EU-banned/restricted
- RED 40
EU-banned/restricted
- BLUE 1
EU-banned/restricted
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Is Sour Patch Kids made with normal ingredients?▾
No. Sour Patch Kids contains 6 industrial ingredients that wouldn't exist without a factory: CORN SYRUP, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 6, and 3 more.
What ingredients are in Sour Patch Kids?▾
Sour Patch Kids by Mondelez Global LLC contains 13 ingredients: SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, TARTARIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1, CONTAINS A BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENT.
What should I buy instead of Sour Patch Kids?▾
We found 1 CANDY product made with real ingredients: Chimes by Roxy Trading, Inc.. All of them passed Nonna's kitchen test.
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