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Milk Chocolate Sweetly Salted Caramel Cherries

Contains artificial colors

Dried Michigan cherries are layered with caramel and milk chocolate. Each 5-piece serving has 15 g added sugar and the ingredients include artificial colors and palm kernel oil.

No artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sodiumContains dairyContains soy
$22.95 12oz · lowest price at Cherry Republic
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 5 pieces (31g)
Protein
1g▼
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
15g▼
Sodium
70mg
Saturated fat
5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Caramel flavored coating (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk solids, whole milk solids, salt, artificial color (yellow lake #6, yellow lake #5, blue lake #2), soy lecithin (an emulsifier), and natural flavor), dried cherries (cherries, sugar, sunflower oil), sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, nonfat milk, milk, gum arabic, tapioca dextrin, confectioner's glaze, butterfat, salt, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), natural vanilla flavor
31 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%19
Ingredients · counts 30%31
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%45
Transparency · counts 10%72
Why it scores 31
Nutrition 19 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (5 g), less fiber (1 g); 15 g added sugar per 5 pieces
Ingredients 31 · Caramel, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Artificial colors (synthetic dye, −15); 2 more
Processing 25 · Candy coating, added oils, artificial colors, flavorings and glazing agents
Sourcing 45 · The brand says it uses Michigan cherries; sourcing of the coating ingredients is unstated
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list and a specific Michigan cherry origin claim
Contains palm kernel oil
Contains artificial colors
15 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for caramel, sugar
Moderate, evolving−15 for artificial colors
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Caramel flavored coating (sugar Palm kernel oil Nonfat dry milk solids Whole milk solids Salt Artificial color (yellow lake #6, yellow lake #5, blue lake #2) Soy lecithin (an emulsifier), and natural flavor) Dried cherries (cherries, sugar, sunflower oil) Sugar Cocoa butter Chocolate liquor Nonfat milk Milk Gum arabic Tapioca dextrin Confectioner's glaze Butterfat Salt Soy lecithin (an emulsifier) Natural vanilla flavor
20 ingredients 6 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 4 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers 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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