SweeTarts Ropes
Summary
SweeTarts Ropes (Cherry Punch) scores 17/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 390 ppb arsenic. Corn syrup + sugar + modified corn starch ultra-processed base, with titanium dioxide (EU-banned) as opacifier and three petroleum dyes. Owned by Ferrara Candy Company.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Arsenic 390 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 390 parts per billion — a significant contamination level.
Key ingredients 19
Corn SyrupVery Bad
First ingredient — industrial glucose.
See more about Corn Syrup →SugarVery Bad
Second sweetener.
See more about Sugar →Modified Corn StarchBad
Chemically modified thickener.
See more about Modified Corn Starch →Apple Juice from ConcentrateNeutral
Juice concentrate — essentially additional sugar.
See more about Apple Juice from Concentrate →DextroseVery Bad
Fourth sweetener.
See more about Dextrose →Malic AcidNeutral
Tartness acidulant.
See more about Malic Acid →Citric AcidNeutral
pH stabilizer.
See more about Citric Acid →Sodium CitrateNeutral
pH buffer.
See more about Sodium Citrate →MaltodextrinBad
Processed starch derivative.
See more about Maltodextrin →Lactic AcidNeutral
pH stabilizer.
See more about Lactic Acid →PectinNeutral
Fruit-derived gelling agent.
See more about Pectin →Gum AcaciaNeutral
Plant-based thickener.
See more about Gum Acacia →Natural & Artificial FlavorsBad
Mix of proprietary and undisclosed synthetic flavors.
See more about Natural & Artificial Flavors →Titanium DioxideVery Bad
Banned as a food additive in the EU (2022) after EFSA concluded it could not be considered safe.
See more about Titanium Dioxide →Sodium BicarbonateNeutral
pH buffer.
See more about Sodium Bicarbonate →Carnauba WaxNeutral
Plant-based coating.
See more about Carnauba Wax →Blue 1Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Blue 1 →Red 40Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Red 40 →Yellow 5Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Yellow 5 →Processing
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