Mondelez Global LLC

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.

Scanned Apr 20, 2026·1 scans·CANDY

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.
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