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Bit-O-Honey

Contains sugar

This chewy candy has 19 g of sugar per 40 g serving. The description mentions almond bits, but almonds are not listed in the ingredients; the list includes artificial flavor, titanium dioxide and Red 40 Lake.

Seed-oil freeNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarianContains corn
$8.99 lowest price at Sweet As Fudge
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 40g
Protein
1g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
120mg
Saturated fat
2g
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Ingredients: Sugar, modified food starch (corn), artificial flavor, carnauba wax, acacia (gum arabic), titanium dioxide (color), Red 40 Lake
31 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%26
Ingredients · counts 30%34
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 31
Nutrition 26 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less fiber (0 g), less protein (1 g); 48 g added sugar per 40g
Ingredients 34 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); Titanium dioxide (additive, −15); 2 more
Processing 25 · Candy with sugar, modified starch, artificial flavor and added color
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and corn starch are refined ingredients with no sourcing details
Transparency 50 · Complete ingredient list includes unnamed artificial flavor
19 g sugar per 40 g serving
Artificial flavor and Red 40 Lake
Titanium dioxide color
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−26 for sugar, modified food starch
Moderate, evolving−15 for red 40
Varies by additive−25 for titanium dioxide, artificial flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Modified food starch (corn) Artificial flavor Carnauba wax Acacia (gum arabic) Titanium dioxide (color) Red 40 Lake
7 ingredients 4 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 1 high risk
Titanium dioxide (E171)ColourHigh risk
EFSA concluded in 2021 it can no longer be considered safe (genotoxicity couldn’t be ruled out); banned in EU food since 2022.
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.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
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.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
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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