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Ginger Hard Candies

Contains sugar alcohols

Four pieces provide 10 g of fiber. The candies contain erythritol, xylitol and natural ginger flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$22.99 1 lb · lowest price at Dr. John's Healthy Sweets
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 4 Pieces (18g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
10g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Dextrin (dietary fiber), erythritol, xylitol, natural ginger flavor
71 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%100
Ingredients · counts 30%88
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 71
Nutrition 100 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more fiber (10 g), less sodium (0 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); no added sugar per 4 Pieces
Ingredients 88 · Erythritol (additive, −4); Sugar alcohols (sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol) (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Dextrin, sugar alcohols and natural flavor make this a formulated candy.
Sourcing 35 · Refined sweeteners and dextrin; ingredient origins aren't stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but the natural ginger flavor is unspecified.
6 g sugar alcohols
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−12 for erythritol, sugar alcohols, natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Dextrin (dietary fiber) Erythritol Xylitol Natural ginger flavor
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 limited risk
Erythritol (E968)SweetenerLimited risk
A 2023 Nature Medicine study linked high blood levels to clotting and heart events; EFSA lowered its acceptable intake in 2023.
Sugar alcohols (sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol) (E420, E965, E967)SweetenerLimited risk
Can cause bloating and a laxative effect in larger amounts; xylitol is toxic to dogs.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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