Nerds Grape
Summary
Nerds Grape scores 12/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 380 ppb arsenic. Triple sweetener base (dextrose + sugar + corn syrup) with petroleum-derived aluminum lake dyes (Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2 Lake). Owned by Ferrara Candy Company.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Arsenic 380 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 380 parts per billion — a significant contamination level.
Key ingredients 10
DextroseVery Bad
First ingredient — refined glucose.
See more about Dextrose →SugarVery Bad
Second sweetener.
See more about Sugar →Corn SyrupVery Bad
Third sweetener.
See more about Corn Syrup →Malic AcidNeutral
Tartness acidulant.
See more about Malic Acid →Natural FlavorsNeutral
Proprietary flavors.
See more about Natural Flavors →Carnauba WaxNeutral
Plant-based coating.
See more about Carnauba Wax →Artificial FlavorsBad
Undisclosed synthetic flavor compounds.
See more about Artificial Flavors →Red 40 LakeVery Bad
Petroleum-derived aluminum lake dye.
See more about Red 40 Lake →Blue 1 LakeVery Bad
Petroleum-derived aluminum lake dye.
See more about Blue 1 Lake →Blue 2 LakeVery Bad
Petroleum-derived aluminum lake dye.
See more about Blue 2 Lake →Processing
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