Bad Ingredients in this candy

• corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -6.11

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ingredient Score: -9.23

  Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil: Is It Good Or Bad For You?: It's best not too eat too much of foods with hydrogenated vegetable oils.

• salt. Ingredient Score: -1.58

  Take it with a grain of salt - Harvard Health: If you are trying to watch your salt intake, pay careful attention to the amount of salt in prepared and processed foods. But not everyone benefits from eating less salt.

• mono. Ingredient Score: -1.67

  How does your body react to MSG?: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) can trigger headaches and other symptoms in some people.

• diglycerides. Ingredient Score: -2.14

  You May Be Getting More Mono- and Diglycerides Than You Should | Livestrong.com: Mono- and diglycerides are used as emulsifiers in processed foods. Because they're similar to triglycerides, they pose the same risks, including heart disease and other chronic illnesses.

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• peanut butter. Ingredient Score: 1.0

  Is Peanut Butter Good For You? 8 Reasons To Ditch It: Is peanut butter good for you? 🥜 You may think peanut butter is healthy because the label on the back of the jar tells the story of a ketogenic winner: you’ll find a decent chunk of fat, a bit of protein and even a few grams of fiber in every serving. But don’t be fooled by peanut butter’s charm. Because once you dig into this nightmare masquerading as health food, you’ll realize what a total disaster peanut butter is for your body. 🙈 So in this guide, you’ll learn eight reasons to keep more than a selfie stick away from peanut butter -- and healthier nut butter options you can choose on a ketogenic diet. Check it out now before you start making those back-to-school lunches: 👇👇👇👇

• dextrose. Ingredient Score: 1.76

• soy lecithin. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  What Are the Dangers of Soy Lecithin Ingestion? | Livestrong.com: Soy lecithin is a common ingredient in hundreds of processed foods, including cereals, pasta, breads, soy milk and many meats. Lecithin is also available as a health supplement; proponents claim that it can benefit the heart, brain, liver and athletic performance.

Good Ingredients in this candy

None

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -6.11

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• high fructose corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -8.24

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• partially hydrogenated coconut oil. Ingredient Score: -3.85

  Final Determination Regarding Partially Hydrogenated Oils: FDA released its’ final determination that Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) are not Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS).

• salt. Ingredient Score: -1.58

  Take it with a grain of salt - Harvard Health: If you are trying to watch your salt intake, pay careful attention to the amount of salt in prepared and processed foods. But not everyone benefits from eating less salt.

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• sweetened condensed skim milk. Ingredient Score: 0.77

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• chocolate liquor. Ingredient Score: 0.83

• whey powder. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  5 Reasons Why Whey Protein Is Bad For Your Health - And The Planet: You don't need whey protein to achieve your fitness goals - here's why

• calcium caseinate. Ingredient Score: 2.5

  Here's Why Should Never Have Dairy Again (+ The 17 Best Plant Sources of Calcium): Exploring the casein cancer link, why it's best to give up all dairy products, and what calcium alternatives the plant-based world has to offer.

• distilled monoglycerides. Ingredient Score: 0.83

• artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: 0.0

• soy lecithin. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  What Are the Dangers of Soy Lecithin Ingestion? | Livestrong.com: Soy lecithin is a common ingredient in hundreds of processed foods, including cereals, pasta, breads, soy milk and many meats. Lecithin is also available as a health supplement; proponents claim that it can benefit the heart, brain, liver and athletic performance.

Good Ingredients in this candy

None

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -6.11

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• sodium citrate. Ingredient Score: -1.82

  Sodium Citrate's Side Effects | Livestrong.com: Sodium citrate is used to treat a condition called metabolic acidosis. In metabolic acidosis, the acidity of the blood, urine and other bodily fluids becomes too high; it occurs when the kidney is excreting too little acid, or the body is producing too much acid.

• fumaric acid. Ingredient Score: -2.86

  PML in a Patient Treated with Fumaric Acid | NEJM: Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — PML in a Patient Treated with Fumaric Acid

• confectioners glaze. Ingredient Score: -2.67

  You Eat Bugs (And It Doesn't Bother You At All): Media reports routinely try to gross us out with stories about eating bugs. In fact, without realizing it, most people (including you) eat products made from bugs all the time.

• carnauba wax. Ingredient Score: -0.67

  Dear Everyone: Please Stop Waxing Your Car: You keep using that wax. I do not think it does what you think it does.

• artificial color. Ingredient Score: -5.0

  Are Artificial Colors Bad for You? | NutritionFacts.org: The effects of artificial colors on impulsivity, inattentiveness, and hyperactivity among young children.

• red no 3. Ingredient Score: -0.83

  Warning: What You Don't Know About Food Colors: Artificial food colors are everywhere. One place that I find them always catches me off guard- vegan recipes. Not only are they toxic, they're not vegan.

• red no. Ingredient Score: -2.22

  No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says: While the study's authors acknowledge moderate drinking may protect some people against heart disease, these potential benefits do not outweigh the risks of cancer and other diseases.

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• modified food starch. Ingredient Score: 0.77

• pear juice from concentrate. Ingredient Score: 0.0

  "No Added Sugar" Is B.S. — Here's Why: Your favorite foods are sneakily packed with the sweet stuff.

• pectin. Ingredient Score: 2.31

• citric acid. Ingredient Score: 0.56

  Citric Acid Effects on Brain and Liver Oxidative Stress in Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Mice: Citric acid is a weak organic acid found in the greatest amounts in citrus fruits. This study examined the effect of citric acid on endotoxin-induced oxidative stress of the brain and liver. Mice were challenged with a single intraperitoneal dose of lipopolysaccharide ...

• malic acid. Ingredient Score: 3.64

  What's Behind the Burn of Warheads Extreme Sour Hard Candy: Just looking at a piece of this candy can trigger a response: salivation, a pucker face, bug eyes—your mouth’s preparation for a battle of pH stabilization.

• white mineral oil. Ingredient Score: 1.43

• artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: 0.0

• magnesium hydroxide. Ingredient Score: 3.08

Good Ingredients in this candy

None

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -6.11

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• hydrogenated palm kernel oil. Ingredient Score: -5.0

  Trans fat: Double trouble for your heart: Trans fat increases your

• salt. Ingredient Score: -1.58

  Take it with a grain of salt - Harvard Health: If you are trying to watch your salt intake, pay careful attention to the amount of salt in prepared and processed foods. But not everyone benefits from eating less salt.

• egg whites. Ingredient Score: -0.59

  Why You Need to Stop Eating Egg Whites: Eat your yolks, folks

• natural flavors. Ingredient Score: -2.5

  Natural Flavors- Added Flavor or Added Risk? - MenuTrinfo:          When we hear the term “natural flavors” we automatically think of healthy, natural food, but few people know what this term actually means. The truth is, natural and artificial flavors are actually extremely similar. They are both manipulated in a lab and injected directly into a food. The main difference is “natural flavors” come from Read this post

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• milk chocolate. Ingredient Score: 4.67

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• cocoa powder process with alkali. Ingredient Score: 0.59

• artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: 0.0

Good Ingredients in this candy

None

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -6.11

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• salt. Ingredient Score: -1.58

  Take it with a grain of salt - Harvard Health: If you are trying to watch your salt intake, pay careful attention to the amount of salt in prepared and processed foods. But not everyone benefits from eating less salt.

• artificial flavor. Ingredient Score: -1.18

  FDA Removes 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List: The FDA is amending its food additive regulations in response to two food additive petitions, to no longer allow for the use of a total of 7 synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants).

• includes red 40. Ingredient Score: -5.33

  The Red Flag: Red 40: WPBF's Tiffany Kenney shows you how a common ingredient found in many foods can affect your child's behavior.

• yellow 6. Ingredient Score: -4.17

  Rainbow Risks: 6 Artificial Food Colors You Need To Know About: Artificial colorings are added to many different foods. They may make your food look pretty, but there can be hidden risks.

• yellow 5. Ingredient Score: -4.0

  The Potential Risks of Tartrazine: Learn if tartrazine (or FD&C yellow #5) cause allergic reactions and what other potential concerns exist concerning cancer, brain damage, and more.

• blue 1. Ingredient Score: -4.55

  Where does blue food dye come from?: The same colorants that are in your blue jeans may also be in your M&Ms

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• citric acid. Ingredient Score: 0.56

  Citric Acid Effects on Brain and Liver Oxidative Stress in Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Mice: Citric acid is a weak organic acid found in the greatest amounts in citrus fruits. This study examined the effect of citric acid on endotoxin-induced oxidative stress of the brain and liver. Mice were challenged with a single intraperitoneal dose of lipopolysaccharide ...

• malic acid. Ingredient Score: 3.64

  What's Behind the Burn of Warheads Extreme Sour Hard Candy: Just looking at a piece of this candy can trigger a response: salivation, a pucker face, bug eyes—your mouth’s preparation for a battle of pH stabilization.

Good Ingredients in this candy

None

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• corn syrup. Ingredient Score: -6.11

  What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup: Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

• salt. Ingredient Score: -1.58

  Take it with a grain of salt - Harvard Health: If you are trying to watch your salt intake, pay careful attention to the amount of salt in prepared and processed foods. But not everyone benefits from eating less salt.

• artificial flavor. Ingredient Score: -1.18

  FDA Removes 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List: The FDA is amending its food additive regulations in response to two food additive petitions, to no longer allow for the use of a total of 7 synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants).

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• honey. Ingredient Score: 3.68

  The bittersweet truth about honey is that it isn’t very healthy: It has a bit more calories per serving than sugar and evidence for it as a cure is mixed.

• dried egg whites. Ingredient Score: 1.25

  Why You Need to Stop Eating Egg Whites: Eat your yolks, folks

• coconut oil. Ingredient Score: 0.56

  Is Coconut Oil Healthy? The Controversy Explained: You probably read the recent headlines…  “Coconut oil isn’t healthy. It’s never been healthy” ~ USA Today “Nutrition experts warn coconut oil is on par with beef fat, butter” ~ Chicago Tribune “This popular health food is worse for you than pork lard” ~ Daily Star “Coconut Oil Isn’t As Healthy As We Thought, According … Read More

• soy lecithin. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  What Are the Dangers of Soy Lecithin Ingestion? | Livestrong.com: Soy lecithin is a common ingredient in hundreds of processed foods, including cereals, pasta, breads, soy milk and many meats. Lecithin is also available as a health supplement; proponents claim that it can benefit the heart, brain, liver and athletic performance.

Good Ingredients in this candy

• peanuts. Ingredient Score: 6.11

  Eat Peanuts: You May Live Longer: Even the lowly peanut can improve your heart health and add years to your life.

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• milk. Ingredient Score: -0.56

  Pros and Cons of Drinking Cow’s Milk: Is milk bad for you, or will it make you strong and healthy? Weigh the pros and cons as you decide what to buy at the supermarket.

• pgpr. Ingredient Score: -2.0

  PGPR in my CHOCOLATE BAR! - Try Living Beyond Organic: I looked and there it was, PGPR in my Chocolate Bar! What in the world is PGPR? I found my self stumped because I had never seen this ingredient before in my life and I am an avid label reader. I rushed up the stairs to my office and googled it...

• emulsifier. Ingredient Score: -3.53

  How Emulsifiers Are Messing with Our Guts (and Making Us Fat) | Civil Eats: Emulsifiers like polysorbate 80, lecithin, and carrageenan interfere with microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, says new study.

• vanillin. Ingredient Score: -3.85

  The Problem with Vanilla: After vowing to go natural, food brands face a shortage of the favored flavor  

• artificial flavor. Ingredient Score: -1.18

  FDA Removes 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List: The FDA is amending its food additive regulations in response to two food additive petitions, to no longer allow for the use of a total of 7 synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants).

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• milk chocolate. Ingredient Score: 4.67

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• lactose. Ingredient Score: 0.0

  What Effects Does Lactose Have on the Human Body? | Livestrong.com: A type of carbohydrate, you'll find lactose in milk and milk products. It is a disaccharide, or a sugar molecule, consisting of two sugars – glucose and galactose.

• milk fat. Ingredient Score: 1.76

  The truth about fats: the good, the bad, and the in-between - Harvard Health: Image: vasata/Getty ImagesWhy are trans fats bad for you, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats good for you, and saturated fats somewhere in-between? For years, fat was a four-letter word. We were urged to banish it from our diets whenever possib...

• soy lecithin. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  What Are the Dangers of Soy Lecithin Ingestion? | Livestrong.com: Soy lecithin is a common ingredient in hundreds of processed foods, including cereals, pasta, breads, soy milk and many meats. Lecithin is also available as a health supplement; proponents claim that it can benefit the heart, brain, liver and athletic performance.

Good Ingredients in this candy

• chocolate. Ingredient Score: 6.47

  Chocolate: Health benefits, facts, and research: Who might once have thought that chocolate could be so much more than a delicious but ultimately naughty treat? Well, research continues to show that eating chocolate, especially the dark variety high in cocoa, can have many benefits, including stopping bad cholesterol and cognitive decline. Read on to discover all.

• cocoa butter. Ingredient Score: 9.38

  Cocoa Butter Benefits, Uses, Nutrition Facts and Recipes - Dr. Axe: Besides being a main ingredient in chocolate, cocoa butter is good for healing dry, sensitive skin. Learn about other health benefits, uses and nutrition facts.

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• refined palm kernel oil. Ingredient Score: -3.33

  Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned: How the cheap, unhealthy oil became the high-fructose corn syrup of the developing world.

• pgp. Ingredient Score: -2.0

• artificial flavor. Ingredient Score: -1.18

  FDA Removes 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List: The FDA is amending its food additive regulations in response to two food additive petitions, to no longer allow for the use of a total of 7 synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants).

• salt. Ingredient Score: -1.58

  Take it with a grain of salt - Harvard Health: If you are trying to watch your salt intake, pay careful attention to the amount of salt in prepared and processed foods. But not everyone benefits from eating less salt.

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• sugar. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  How Does Too Much Sugar Affect Your Body?: Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

• wheat flour. Ingredient Score: 0.0

  Whole Wheat Is No Healthier than White Bread, Food Scientists Claim: And it may actually be worse for you.

• nonfat milk. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  Is Skim Milk Making You Fat?: How the "diet" dairy choice is putting your health—and waistline—at risk.

• lactose. Ingredient Score: 0.0

  What Effects Does Lactose Have on the Human Body? | Livestrong.com: A type of carbohydrate, you'll find lactose in milk and milk products. It is a disaccharide, or a sugar molecule, consisting of two sugars – glucose and galactose.

• milk fat. Ingredient Score: 1.76

  The truth about fats: the good, the bad, and the in-between - Harvard Health: Image: vasata/Getty ImagesWhy are trans fats bad for you, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats good for you, and saturated fats somewhere in-between? For years, fat was a four-letter word. We were urged to banish it from our diets whenever possib...

• soy lecithin. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  What Are the Dangers of Soy Lecithin Ingestion? | Livestrong.com: Soy lecithin is a common ingredient in hundreds of processed foods, including cereals, pasta, breads, soy milk and many meats. Lecithin is also available as a health supplement; proponents claim that it can benefit the heart, brain, liver and athletic performance.

• yeast. Ingredient Score: 3.89

  4 Potential Side Effects of Nutritional Yeast: While nutritional yeast is a valuable addition to many diets, it may have some side effects as well. Here are four potential side effects of nutritional yeast.

Good Ingredients in this candy

• cocoa butter. Ingredient Score: 9.38

  Cocoa Butter Benefits, Uses, Nutrition Facts and Recipes - Dr. Axe: Besides being a main ingredient in chocolate, cocoa butter is good for healing dry, sensitive skin. Learn about other health benefits, uses and nutrition facts.

• chocolate. Ingredient Score: 6.47

  Chocolate: Health benefits, facts, and research: Who might once have thought that chocolate could be so much more than a delicious but ultimately naughty treat? Well, research continues to show that eating chocolate, especially the dark variety high in cocoa, can have many benefits, including stopping bad cholesterol and cognitive decline. Read on to discover all.

• sodium bicarbonate. Ingredient Score: 5.88

  Baking Soda Benefits: 11 Health And Beauty Benefits To Look Out For!: An inexpensive purchase, baking soda is power-packed with antacid properties and is known to be a great alkalising agent. It is known to have many antiseptic properties along with being an amazing exfoliator

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• food coloring. Ingredient Score: -3.75

  The Hidden Health Risks of Food Dyes: How bad is Red 40 and more synthetic dyes?

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: 0.0

Good Ingredients in this candy

• gelatin. Ingredient Score: 6.84

  You Need to Eat Gelatin. Here Are the Reasons Why. | Chris Kresser: Gelatin is a protein powerhouse that can improve your skin, hair, and bone health. Learn more reasons why you need to eat gelatin.

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• vanillin. Ingredient Score: -3.85

  The Problem with Vanilla: After vowing to go natural, food brands face a shortage of the favored flavor  

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• skimmed milk powder. Ingredient Score: 1.43

  Why skim milk isn’t necessarily better: Restricting calories, we now know, leads to temporary weight loss as the metabolism adjusts to weight-loss by slowing down. Fat isn’t making us fat.

• whey powder. Ingredient Score: 1.5

  5 Reasons Why Whey Protein Is Bad For Your Health - And The Planet: You don't need whey protein to achieve your fitness goals - here's why

• milkfat. Ingredient Score: 1.88

• hazelnut paste. Ingredient Score: 2.94

  All About Hazelnut Milk: Among tree nuts, the hazelnut has perhaps the most indulgent profile. Most distinctively, the international phenomenon of Nutella might not have happened with, say, almonds (too neutral), cashews (too buttery) or walnuts (too oaky) – or, then again, you never know. While tasty, however, hazelnut spread isn't exactly the optimal way to reap the nutritional benefits of hazelnuts; at least no more than deluging a glass of dairy milk with a torrent of chocolate syrup in attempt to meet your daily protein needs. Fortunately, if you're seeking the intersection of indulgence and nutrition, it's already right in front of you. Marry the best parts of hazelnut spread – the hazelnuts and cocoa – with the creaminess of chocolate milk and you hatch hazelnut milk! Here's a bit more about this star ingredient: 1 2 Hazelnuts are also commonly referred to as “filberts”. Interestingly, the latter term is of French origin and is the technical name for the nut and trees that were planted in Oregon by French settlers;

Good Ingredients in this candy

• cocoa butter. Ingredient Score: 9.38

  Cocoa Butter Benefits, Uses, Nutrition Facts and Recipes - Dr. Axe: Besides being a main ingredient in chocolate, cocoa butter is good for healing dry, sensitive skin. Learn about other health benefits, uses and nutrition facts.

• cocoa mass. Ingredient Score: 6.67

  11 Health and Nutrition Benefits of Cocoa Powder: Though it's most famous for its role in chocolate production, cocoa has been used for its medicinal properties for centuries. Here are 11 health and nutrition benefits of cocoa powder, backed by science.