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Sour Tangerine Hard Candy Drops, 4.5 Ounces

Contains FD&C Yellow #5 and #6

These hard candies are family made in the USA and cooked in a copper kettle. They contain sugar, dextrose and artificial colors; the facility also processes tree nuts, peanuts, dairy and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$4.95 4.5 ounces · lowest price at Old North State Candy and Gifts
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
25caloriesPer serving · 2 Pieces (6g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sugar, Dextrose, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Artificial Color (FD&C Yellow #5 and #6)
38 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%41
Ingredients · counts 30%41
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%40
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 38
Nutrition 41 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (0 mg), less protein (0 g); 100 g added sugar per 2 Pieces
Ingredients 41 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Dextrose, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Yellow 5 (synthetic dye, −15); 1 more
Processing 25 · Hard candy with sugar, dextrose, natural flavor and artificial colors
Sourcing 40 · Made in the USA, but the sugar and flavor sources aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavor is not named
Contains sugar and dextrose
Artificial colors (Yellow #5 and #6)
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar, dextrose
Moderate, evolving−15 for yellow 5
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Dextrose Natural Flavor Citric Acid Artificial Color (FD&C Yellow #5 and #6)
5 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
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.
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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