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SIMPLY SOURS- CITRUS BERRY

Contains cane sugar

These tart hard candies use fruit and vegetable juice for color. They contain 3 g of added sugar per 3-piece serving and include natural flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$14.99 3 pack · lowest price at Simply Gum
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
12caloriesPer serving · 3 pieces (3g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
—
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Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Malic Acid, Natural Flavor, Calcium Stearate (vegetable source), Fruit and Vegetable Juice (for color)
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%41
Ingredients · counts 30%76
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 41 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (0 mg), less protein (0 g); 3 g added sugar per 3 pieces
Ingredients 76 · Cane sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Hard candy made with cane sugar, acid, flavor and color.
Sourcing 35 · Refined cane sugar is the main ingredient; no sourcing details are stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but the natural flavor is unspecified.
3 g added sugar
Natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 25, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cane Sugar Malic Acid Natural Flavor Calcium Stearate (vegetable source) Fruit and Vegetable Juice (for color)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; 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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