Twizzlers Strawberry Twists
Summary
Twizzlers Strawberry scores 12/100. Third-party 2025 testing detected 500 ppb arsenic — among the worst readings in the dataset. Corn syrup + wheat flour + sugar form an ultra-processed matrix; palm oil, artificial flavor, and petroleum dye Red 40 compound the issues. Owned by The Hershey 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 12
Corn SyrupVery Bad
First ingredient — industrial glucose.
See more about Corn Syrup →Wheat FlourBad
Refined wheat flour — devoid of fiber and bran.
See more about Wheat Flour →SugarVery Bad
Third sweetener.
See more about Sugar →CornstarchBad
Refined starch.
See more about Cornstarch →Palm OilVery Bad
Industrial tropical oil, hexane-extracted, high saturated fat. Inflammatory; deforestation concerns.
See more about Palm Oil →SaltNeutral
Sodium.
See more about Salt →Artificial FlavorVery Bad
Undisclosed synthetic flavor compounds.
See more about Artificial Flavor →Mono- and DiglyceridesBad
Industrial emulsifiers; can contain residual trans fats not required on label.
See more about Mono- and Diglycerides →Citric AcidNeutral
pH stabilizer.
See more about Citric Acid →Potassium SorbateBad
Chemical preservative.
See more about Potassium Sorbate →Red 40Very Bad
Petroleum-derived synthetic dye.
See more about Red 40 →Soy LecithinBad
Industrial emulsifier, typically GMO soy.
See more about Soy Lecithin →Processing
Ultra-Processed Foods
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