Tootsie Fruit Chew Lime
Summary
Tootsie Fruit Chew Lime scores 11/100 — tied for the worst in the dataset. Third-party 2025 testing detected 570 ppb arsenic — the highest reading across all 28 candies tested. The palm oil + three petroleum dyes (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1) combined with the highest arsenic level in the survey makes this among the most problematic mass-market candies tested. Owned by Tootsie Roll Industries.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Arsenic 570 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 570 parts per billion — among the highest readings tested.
Key ingredients 11
SugarVery Bad
First ingredient — pure refined sucrose.
See more about Sugar →Corn SyrupVery Bad
Second sweetener — highly processed liquid glucose.
See more about Corn Syrup →Palm OilVery Bad
Industrially processed tropical oil, high saturated fat, typically hexane-extracted. Associated with inflammatory effects and significant environmental/deforestation concerns.
See more about Palm Oil →Condensed Skim MilkNeutral
Reduces to sugar-and-protein slurry.
See more about Condensed Skim Milk →Cocoa (Processed with Alkali)Neutral
Dutch-process cocoa can concentrate heavy metals (lead/cadmium) versus natural cocoa.
See more about Cocoa (Processed with Alkali) →WheyNeutral
Dairy byproduct.
See more about Whey →Soy LecithinBad
Industrial emulsifier typically derived from GMO soy.
See more about Soy Lecithin →Artificial & Natural FlavorsBad
Undisclosed synthetic flavor compounds.
See more about Artificial & Natural Flavors →Yellow 5Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye linked to child hyperactivity.
See more about Yellow 5 →Yellow 6Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye (Sunset Yellow). EU requires warning label for children.
See more about Yellow 6 →Blue 1Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Blue 1 →Processing
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