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Honey Lemon Ginger Rock Candy

Contains tartrazine

This rock candy contains ginger extract, but its main ingredients are glucose syrup and cane sugar. It also includes honey and lemon flavorings, Tartrazine, and 4 g of added sugar per 5 g serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$12.99 lowest price at THENILESWEETS.COM
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1/25 bag (5g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Glucose Syrup, Cane Sugar, Ginger Extract, Honey Flavoring, Lemon Flavoring, Tartrazine
39 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%45
Ingredients · counts 30%41
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%55
Why it scores 39
Nutrition 45 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (0 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); 4 g added sugar per 1/25 bag
Ingredients 41 · Glucose syrup, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Yellow 5 (synthetic dye, −15); 1 more
Processing 25 · Sugar syrup, cane sugar, flavorings and Tartrazine make this highly processed candy.
Sourcing 35 · Glucose syrup and cane sugar lead; no growing or production claims are stated.
Transparency 55 · Full ingredient list, but honey and lemon flavorings are unspecified.
Tartrazine dye
4 g added sugar per 5 g
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for glucose syrup, cane sugar
Moderate, evolving−15 for yellow 5
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Glucose Syrup Cane Sugar Ginger Extract Honey Flavoring Lemon Flavoring Tartrazine
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
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.
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.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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