Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Strawberry
Summary
Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Strawberry scores 16/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 320 ppb arsenic. Similar base to the Sour Apple variant — corn syrup + sugar + mineral oil + Red 40 — but with a lower arsenic reading. Owned by The Hershey Company.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Arsenic 320 ppb High
Detected at a high level — at or above health-based exposure limits. Regular exposure at this level is a genuine health concern. No safe level of arsenic exposure exists; chronic exposure is linked to increased cancer risk (lung, skin, kidney, bladder), cardiovascular disease, and neurodevelopmental harm in children.
Independent third-party testing detected arsenic at 320 parts per billion — a significant contamination level.
Key ingredients 9
Corn SyrupVery Bad
First ingredient — industrial glucose.
See more about Corn Syrup →SugarVery Bad
Second sweetener.
See more about Sugar →Malic AcidNeutral
Tartness acidulant.
See more about Malic Acid →Natural & Artificial FlavorsBad
Mix of proprietary and undisclosed synthetic flavors.
See more about Natural & Artificial Flavors →Mineral OilVery Bad
Petroleum-derived coating oil; linked to GI disruption.
See more about Mineral Oil →Acetic AcidNeutral
Flavoring acid.
See more about Acetic Acid →Medium-Chain TriglyceridesNeutral
Coating fat.
See more about Medium-Chain Triglycerides →Lactic AcidNeutral
pH control.
See more about Lactic Acid →Red 40Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Red 40 →Processing
Ultra-Processed Foods
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