Tootsie Roll Vanilla

Tootsie Roll
Contains seed oils Lab tested
14 Poor
$13.99 · 16 oz · 2 pack
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Summary

Tootsie Roll Vanilla scores 14/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 370 ppb arsenic. Same partially hydrogenated soybean oil (industrial trans fat) base as the original Tootsie Roll, with vanilla flavoring instead of cocoa. Owned by Tootsie Roll Industries.

At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 0
Harmful ingredients 5
Owned by Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
Category Candy

Contaminants 1

Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing

Arsenic
370 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 370 parts per billion — a significant contamination level.

Key ingredients 7

Sugar
Very Bad

First ingredient.

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Corn Syrup
Very Bad
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Very Bad

Industrial trans fat. FDA revoked GRAS status in 2015; causally linked to heart disease.

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Condensed Skim Milk
Neutral
Whey
Neutral

Dairy byproduct.

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Soy Lecithin
Bad

Industrial emulsifier, typically GMO soy.

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Artificial & Natural Flavors
Bad

Undisclosed synthetic flavor compounds.

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Processing

Group 4 · Ultra-processed

Ultra-Processed Foods

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