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Bursteeze (Candy-Coated Fruit-Filled Gummies) – Sweet or Sour or EXTREME Sour

Contains added sugars

Fruit-filled gummies made with pear puree and grape juice concentrate. A 31 g serving has 18 g added sugar; the ingredients also include artificial colors, flavors and sodium benzoate.

Seed-oil freeNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarianLow sodiumContains corn
$14.99 31g · lowest price at Candeeze
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
110caloriesPer serving · 31g
Protein
—
Fiber
—
Added sugar
18g▼
Sodium
40mg▲
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product page
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, pear puree, citric acid, malic acid, modified corn starch, palm oil, glycerin, grape juice concentrate, carrageenan, potassium citrate, agar, natural & artificial flavor, sodium benzoate, food colors (Blue 1, Red 40)
25 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%39
Ingredients · counts 30%0
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 25
Nutrition 39 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (40 mg); 18 g added sugar per 31g
Ingredients 0 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Corn syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); 5 more
Processing 25 · Sugar, corn syrup, colors, flavors and preservatives make it highly formulated.
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and corn syrup lead the formula; no sourcing details are stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unspecified natural and artificial flavors.
18 g added sugars
Artificial flavors and colors
Sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−46 for sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch
Moderate, evolving−30 for red 40, blue 1
Varies by additive−30 for benzoates, carrageenan, artificial flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Corn syrup Pear puree Citric acid Malic acid Modified corn starch Palm oil Glycerin Grape juice concentrate Carrageenan Potassium citrate Agar Natural & artificial flavor Sodium benzoate Food colors (Blue 1, Red 40)
15 ingredients 2 to watch6 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives11 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.
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
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.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
Agar (E406)Gelling agentNo risk
A seaweed fibre; considered safe.
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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