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Honingdrop (Honey Liquorice) Beehives - Dutch Vegetarian Liquorice Sweets

Contains sugar and glucose syrup

Chewy Dutch liquorice sweets made with 8% honey. They contain 57.9 g sugars per 100 g and may contain traces of nuts, gluten and dairy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains wheat
$12.00 100g · lowest price at Liquorice Heaven
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
342caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
0.1g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
—
Saturated fat
0.2g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product page
Ingredients: Sugar, glucose syrup, modified potato starch, cane sugar molasses, wheat starch, honey (8%), licorice root extract, ammonium chloride, water, coconut oil, glazing agent (E901)
43 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%34
Ingredients · counts 30%48
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%72
Why it scores 43
Nutrition 34 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less saturated fat (0.2 g), less fiber (0 g); 58 g added sugar per 100 g
Ingredients 48 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Glucose syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Modified potato starch (refined starch, −6); 1 more
Processing 30 · Candy made with sugar, glucose syrup and modified starch.
Sourcing 70 · The brand says this is imported traditional black Dutch liquorice.
Transparency 72 · Full ingredient list and a specific Dutch origin statement.
57.9 g sugars per 100 g
May contain traces of nuts, gluten and dairy
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−52 for sugar, glucose syrup, modified potato starch and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Glucose syrup Modified potato starch Cane sugar molasses Wheat starch Honey (8%) Licorice root extract Ammonium chloride Water Coconut oil Glazing agent (E901)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 limited risk
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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