Sour Patch Kids
Summary
Sour Patch Kids scores 9/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 470 ppb arsenic. Triple sweetener loading (sugar + invert sugar + corn syrup), modified corn starch, and four petroleum dyes (Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1). Owned by Mondelēz International.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Arsenic 470 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 470 parts per billion — a severe contamination level.
Key ingredients 11
SugarVery Bad
First ingredient — refined sucrose.
See more about Sugar →Invert SugarVery Bad
Second sweetener — hydrolyzed sucrose.
See more about Invert Sugar →Corn SyrupVery Bad
Third sweetener — triple sugar loading.
See more about Corn Syrup →Modified Corn StarchBad
Chemically modified thickener.
See more about Modified Corn Starch →Tartaric AcidNeutral
Sour acidulant.
See more about Tartaric Acid →Citric AcidNeutral
pH stabilizer.
See more about Citric Acid →Natural & Artificial FlavorsBad
Undisclosed synthetic flavor compounds.
See more about Natural & Artificial Flavors →Yellow 6Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Yellow 6 →Red 40Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Red 40 →Yellow 5Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Yellow 5 →Blue 1Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Blue 1 →Processing
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