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Sour Patch Kids Variety Pack Ice Pops 12ct

Contains FD&C colors

Each ice pop has 40 calories and 10 g of sugar. The ingredients include artificial flavors, gums, modified starch and FD&C colors.

Seed-oil freeNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeVegetarianLow sodium
$6.69 12 pops · lowest price at Fizz
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (1.65fl oz/48.8mL)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, cane sugar, tartaric acid, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, malic acid, guar gum, xanthan gum, modified food starch, ester gum, FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Yellow 6, FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 40, caramel color
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
42 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%68
Ingredients · counts 30%30
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 42
Nutrition 68 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (0 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); 20 g added sugar per 1 stick
Ingredients 30 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Yellow 5 (synthetic dye, −15); Yellow 6 (synthetic dye, −15); 3 more
Processing 25 · Sugar, added gums, modified starch, flavors and FD&C colors
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and modified starch are refined ingredients with no sourcing details
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes generic flavors and color additives
10 g sugar per pop
FD&C colors
Artificial flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−26 for cane sugar, modified food starch
Moderate, evolving−30 for yellow 5, yellow 6
Varies by additive−14 for artificial flavours, caramel colour
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Cane sugar Tartaric acid Citric acid Natural and artificial flavors Malic acid Guar gum Xanthan gum Modified food starch Ester gum FD&C Yellow 5 FD&C Yellow 6 FD&C Blue 1 FD&C Red 40 Caramel color
15 ingredients 5 to watch6 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives12 additives · 4 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.
Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (E102)ColourModerate risk
Linked to hyperactivity in some children in a 2007 UK study, and can cause reactions in sensitive people; EU warning label.
Yellow 6 (sunset yellow) (E110)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.
Blue 1 (brilliant blue) (E133)ColourLimited risk
Synthetic dye; approved in the US and EU with few safety concerns at permitted levels, and adds no nutrition.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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