Brand
Sour Punch
Made by
American Licorice Company
Kind
chewy fruit candy
Barcode
00041364089737

Sour Punch

Sour Punch Sweet Bites

Soft bite-sized fruit candy pieces with a sweet sugar coating, in a resealable bag.

Label check

Flagged ingredients4

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

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Red 40Synthetic dyesRED 40
Blue 1Synthetic dyesBLUE 1
High fructose corn syrupCorn syrupHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Corn syrupCorn syrupCORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Wheat Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food Starch Modified, Malic Acid, Palm Oil, Glycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Monostearate, Artificial Flavors, Colors Added Red 40 and Blue 1.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2757217). 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.