Mike and Ike Mega Mix Sour

Name: Mike and Ike Mega Mix Sour
Brand: Mike and Ike

Chewy oblong fruit candies in a sour mix, sold in a theater box.

Label check

Flagged ingredients5

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Red 40	Synthetic dyes	RED #40
Yellow 5	Synthetic dyes	YELLOW #5
Yellow 6	Synthetic dyes	YELLOW #6
Blue 1	Synthetic dyes	BLUE #1
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5% OF THE FOLLOWING: CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED #40, YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE), YELLOW #6, BLUE #1.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2757028). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More chewy fruit candy first, then the rest of the gummies and fruity candy aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.

Mike and Ike Mega Mix Sour

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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