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Real Australian Red Licorice

Contains red 40

Red licorice has 17 g total sugars per 40 g serving. It contains Red 40 and artificial strawberry flavor; the facility also processes peanuts, tree nuts, soy and milk.

Seed-oil freeNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sodiumContains wheat
$7.00 1.4oz · lowest price at Burke's Naturals
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 1.4 oz (40g)
Protein
1g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
20mg▲
Saturated fat
0.5g▲
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Ingredients: Raw sugar, wheat flour, wheat glucose syrup, water, treacle, modified food starch, cane sugar, palm oil, artificial strawberry flavor, citric acid, mono & diglycerides, salt, licorice extract, red 40, sodium bicarbonate
33 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%43
Ingredients · counts 30%19
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%30
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 33
Nutrition 43 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (20 mg), less saturated fat (0.5 g); 43 g added sugar per 1.4 oz
Ingredients 19 · Raw sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Glucose syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); 4 more
Processing 25 · Sugar, modified starch, artificial flavor and red 40 make this highly processed.
Sourcing 30 · Refined sugar, flour and starch are listed without sourcing details.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list and nutrition values; no sourcing claims.
Contains red 40
Contains palm oil
17 g total sugars per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−52 for raw sugar, glucose syrup, wheat flour and 1 more
Moderate, evolving−15 for red 40
Varies by additive−14 for artificial flavours, mono- and diglycerides
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Raw sugar Wheat flour Wheat glucose syrup Water Treacle Modified food starch Cane sugar Palm oil Artificial strawberry flavor Citric acid Mono & diglycerides Salt Licorice extract Red 40 Sodium bicarbonate
15 ingredients 4 to watch4 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 2 moderate risk
Red 40 (Allura red) (E129)ColourModerate risk
Linked to hyperactivity in some children in a 2007 UK study; in the EU it must carry a warning label.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered 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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