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Root Beer Hard Candy

Contains sugar alcohols

These root beer candies provide 10 g of fiber per serving and are sweetened with xylitol, erythritol and stevia. Each serving also contains 6 g of sugar alcohols and natural root beer flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$9.99 3.85 oz · lowest price at Dr. John's Healthy Sweets
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
45caloriesPer serving · 4 Pieces (18g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
10g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Dextrin (dietary fiber), erythritol, xylitol, natural root beer flavor, fruit and vegetable juice (color), stevia leaf extract
71 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%100
Ingredients · counts 30%92
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%50
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 71
Nutrition 100 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more fiber (10 g), less sodium (0 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); no added sugar per 4 Pieces
Ingredients 92 · Erythritol (additive, −4); Sugar alcohols (sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 25 · Dextrin fiber, sugar alcohols, stevia and natural flavor make this a formulated candy
Sourcing 50 · American-made; the source of the fiber and sweeteners isn't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but the root beer flavor is not specified
6 g sugar alcohols per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for erythritol, sugar alcohols
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Dextrin (dietary fiber) Erythritol Xylitol Natural root beer flavor Fruit and vegetable juice (color) Stevia leaf extract
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
Erythritol (E968)SweetenerLimited risk
A 2023 Nature Medicine study linked high blood levels to clotting and heart events; EFSA lowered its acceptable intake in 2023.
Sugar alcohols (sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol) (E420, E965, E967)SweetenerLimited risk
Can cause bloating and a laxative effect in larger amounts; xylitol is toxic to dogs.
Stevia (steviol glycosides) (E960)SweetenerNo risk
Plant-derived and considered safe by EFSA and the FDA at normal intakes.
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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