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Vanilla Sea Salt Caramel

Contains corn syrup

Soft caramels made with cream and butter. They contain corn syrup, carrageenan and natural flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sodiumContains dairyContains soyContains corn
$4.99 lowest price at Heavenly Caramels
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 1 piece (11g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Sugar
8g
Sodium
45mg
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), cream (milk, carrageenan, mono & diglycerides), sugar, brown sugar (sugar, invert sugar, molasses), butter (cream, salt), invert sugar, sea salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin)
58 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%63
Ingredients · counts 30%82
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%55
Why it scores 58
Nutrition 63 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less fiber (0 g), less protein (0 g); no added sugar per 1 piece
Ingredients 82 · Carrageenan (additive, −10); Mono- and diglycerides (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Candy made with corn syrup, multiple sugars and added emulsifiers.
Sourcing 35 · Corn syrup and sugars lead the formula; no ingredient origin is stated.
Transparency 55 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavor is unspecified.
Contains carrageenan
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for carrageenan, mono- and diglycerides, natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Caramel (corn syrup Sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar) Cream (milk, carrageenan, mono & diglycerides) Sugar Brown sugar (sugar, invert sugar, molasses) Butter (cream, salt), invert sugar, sea salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin)
6 ingredients 4 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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