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Cherry Drops

Contains red 40

These hard cherry-flavored candies contain sugar and corn syrup, along with artificial and natural flavors and Red 40.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$6.49 1 lb · lowest price at Nuts.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, artificial and natural flavor, red 40
40 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 30%41
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 40
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 41 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Corn syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); 1 more
Processing 25 · Hard candy made with sugar, corn syrup, flavorings and a dye
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and corn syrup are refined ingredients with no sourcing details
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but flavors are not specified
Sugar and corn syrup
Contains Red 40
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar, corn syrup
Moderate, evolving−15 for red 40
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Corn syrup Citric acid Artificial and natural flavor Red 40
5 ingredients 1 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 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.
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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