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Ginger Buds - Zesty & Soothing

Contains added sugar

These candies contain sugar, corn syrup, and natural flavors, with 7 g of added sugar per 3-piece serving. The description says they use real crystallized ginger, though ginger isn't listed among the ingredients.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains tree nutsContains corn
$19.95 lowest price at Butterfields Candies
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 3 pieces (7g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
7g▼
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup (simple), citric acid, coconut (tree nut), natural flavors, color natural sourced from vegetables
43 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%45
Ingredients · counts 30%56
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 43
Nutrition 45 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (0 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); 7 g added sugar per 3 pieces
Ingredients 56 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Corn syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Candy made with sugar, corn syrup, natural flavors and coloring
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and corn syrup are listed with no sourcing details
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but natural flavors are unspecified
7 g added sugar
Natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar, corn syrup
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 Corn syrup (simple) Citric acid Coconut (tree nut) Natural flavors Color natural sourced from vegetables
6 ingredients 2 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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