Nerds Gummy Clusters
Summary
Nerds Gummy Clusters scores 13/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 500 ppb arsenic. Four sweeteners (corn syrup + sugar + dextrose + modified food starch), every major petroleum dye (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Blue 2), and gelatin wrap the shell. At 500 ppb arsenic — among the worst five readings tested. Owned by Ferrara Candy Company.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Arsenic 500 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 500 parts per billion — among the highest readings tested.
Key ingredients 14
Corn SyrupVery Bad
First ingredient — liquid industrial glucose.
See more about Corn Syrup →SugarVery Bad
Second sweetener.
See more about Sugar →DextroseVery Bad
Third sweetener — triple sugar.
See more about Dextrose →Modified Food StarchBad
Chemically modified starch thickener.
See more about Modified Food Starch →GelatinNeutral
Animal-derived collagen protein, typical gummy binder.
See more about Gelatin →Malic AcidNeutral
Tartness acidulant.
See more about Malic Acid →Citric AcidNeutral
pH stabilizer.
See more about Citric Acid →Lactic AcidNeutral
pH stabilizer.
See more about Lactic Acid →Natural & Artificial FlavorsBad
Mix of proprietary and undisclosed synthetic flavor compounds.
See more about Natural & Artificial Flavors →Carnauba WaxNeutral
Plant-based coating.
See more about Carnauba Wax →Red 40Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Red 40 →Yellow 5Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye (tartrazine).
See more about Yellow 5 →Blue 1Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Blue 1 →Blue 2Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye (Indigo Carmine).
See more about Blue 2 →Processing
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