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Real Australian Black Licorice

Contains wheat glucose syrup

Soft Australian black licorice with 15 g of sugar per serving. It contains wheat, sunflower oil and caramel color.

No artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeVegetarianContains wheat
$10.99 1.4 oz · lowest price at Nuts To You
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1.4 oz (apx. 4.5 pieces)
Protein
1g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
40mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product page
Ingredients: Wheat Glucose Syrup, Wheat Flour, Treacle, Molasses, Sugar, Water, Wheat Fiber, Sunflower Oil, Colored with Caramel Color, Licorice Extract (0.5%), Anise Seed Oil, Salt, Mono- and diglycerides, Carnauba Wax
40 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%49
Ingredients · counts 30%36
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%68
Why it scores 40
Nutrition 49 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less saturated fat (0 g), less fiber (0 g); 38 g added sugar per 1.4 oz
Ingredients 36 · Glucose syrup, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Treacle, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sunflower oil, 8th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); 3 more
Processing 25 · Sweetened candy with glucose syrup, sugar, caramel color and emulsifiers
Sourcing 35 · Product of Australia; refined syrups, sugar and sunflower oil lack sourcing details
Transparency 68 · Full ingredient list and Australian origin; no growing or production practices stated
Contains wheat, glucose syrup, sugar and sunflower oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−46 for glucose syrup, treacle, wheat flour
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, mono- and diglycerides
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Wheat Glucose Syrup Wheat Flour Treacle Molasses Sugar Water Wheat Fiber Sunflower Oil Colored with Caramel Color Licorice Extract (0.5%) Anise Seed Oil Salt Mono- and diglycerides Carnauba Wax
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 4 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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