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.

• natural artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: -1.11

  Sweet little lies: How much sugar is it really okay to eat?: The average American consumes almost 20 teaspoons of sugar per day. Do you need a sugar detox?

• 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.

• fd&c red 40. Ingredient Score: -5.0

  Red 40: Is it Toxic? Learn the Side Effects & Dangers | IAWP: Red 40 can be found in many common foods you might eat every day but is it safe for you? Learn more in our guide about red 40.

• 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.

• food starch-modified. Ingredient Score: 1.0

• 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.

• natural artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: -1.11

  Sweet little lies: How much sugar is it really okay to eat?: The average American consumes almost 20 teaspoons of sugar per day. Do you need a sugar detox?

• 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.

• fd&c red 40. Ingredient Score: -5.0

  Red 40: Is it Toxic? Learn the Side Effects & Dangers | IAWP: Red 40 can be found in many common foods you might eat every day but is it safe for you? Learn more in our guide about red 40.

• 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.

• food starch-modified. Ingredient Score: 1.0

• 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

• skim milk. Ingredient Score: -0.56

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

• 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.

• natural flavor. 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

• 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.

• 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.

• red 40. Ingredient Score: -4.17

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

• 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

• blue 2. Ingredient Score: -2.5

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

• red 40 lake. Ingredient Score: -4.62

  Red #40 – A Colorful Killer - StopKillingMyKids.com: Manufacturers use artificial dyes to make our foods look more appealing and fresher. Unfortunately, many of these food dies are very dangerous to our health. Red #40 is one of these harmful food additives; in fact, it’s the most commonly used artificial coloring used in foods. Many people have had…

• yellow 6 lake. Ingredient Score: -1.82

  Food Dyes Linked to Cancer, ADHD, Allergies | Food Safety News: These days it's ordinary to cool off with a magenta popsicle or quench thirst with a neon green sports drink. Vibrantly colored foods have become the

• 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.

• natural flavor. 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

• 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.

• milkfat. Ingredient Score: 1.88

• 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.

• 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.

• cornstarch. Ingredient Score: 0.0

  Can You Use Corn Starch in Gluten-Free Recipes? (Yes, But There's an Even Better Alternative): Cornstarch may not be bad for you in small amounts, but it doesn’t contain any nutrients.

• dextrin. Ingredient Score: 2.14

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.

• gum acacia. Ingredient Score: 5.33

  Acacia Fiber Can Help Digestive Orders and Lower Cholesterol: What is acacia fiber? Get the lowdown on the benefits of this type of soluble fiber. Learn about the uses, research, and possible side effects.

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.

• 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 yellow 6. Ingredient Score: -5.83

  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.

• red 40. Ingredient Score: -4.17

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

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.

• pectin. Ingredient Score: 2.31

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

• 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.

• 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 yellow 6. Ingredient Score: -5.83

  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.

• red 40. Ingredient Score: -4.17

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

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.

• pectin. Ingredient Score: 2.31

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

• butter. Ingredient Score: -0.53

  Is Butter Actually All That Bad for You?: Is butter bad for you? We consulted a registered dietitian to find out if the spread is actually unhealthy and detrimental to your weight loss goals.

• 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.

• 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

• whey. Ingredient Score: 1.58

  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

• emulsifier soy lecithin. Ingredient Score: 0.59

  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

• cream. Ingredient Score: 5.29

  5 Reasons to Start Eating Full-Fat Dairy, According to Science: It's time to skip skim to lose weight, cut your risk of chronic diseases and live a bit healthier.

Bad Ingredients in this candy

• skim milk. Ingredient Score: -0.56

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

• 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).

• 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 /or palm oil. Ingredient Score: -6.67

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

• skim milk. Ingredient Score: -0.56

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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• milkfat. Ingredient Score: 1.88

• 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.

• 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.

• milkfat. Ingredient Score: 1.88

• cocoa powder processed with alkali. Ingredient Score: 0.0

• 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.

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.

• malted barley. Ingredient Score: 5.33

  Barley: Nutrition, health benefits, and more: Barley is a whole grain and a rich source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Learn more about barley’s health benefits, and how to prepare and serve it, here.

• 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.

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.

• 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

• 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 ppgr. Ingredient Score: 0.62

  Forget about taking lecithin for your memory: DOES IT WORK: Lecithin and Alzheimer’s disease

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

• vanillin. Ingredient Score: -3.85

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

• 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.

• confectioner's 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.

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.

• 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 processed with alkali. Ingredient Score: 1.43

• 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.

• food starch-modified. Ingredient Score: 1.0

• invertase. Ingredient Score: 1.0

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.

• peppermint oil. Ingredient Score: 5.5

  The Essential: 6 Uses For Peppermint Essential Oil:  Peppermint essential oil has so many uses, it's no wonder this oil is a staple in many people's medicine cabinets. And it certainly does much more than freshen your breath!

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.

Okay Ingredients in this candy

• dextrose. Ingredient Score: 1.76

• corn starch. Ingredient Score: 0.0

  Can You Use Corn Starch in Gluten-Free Recipes? (Yes, But There's an Even Better Alternative): Cornstarch may not be bad for you in small amounts, but it doesn’t contain any nutrients.

• tapioca. Ingredient Score: 1.11

  Bubble Tea Is Actually Pretty Bad for You—Here’s Why: Just because there's "tea" in bubble tea doesn't make it a health drink. In fact, wait till you see how many calories it has.

• artificial flavors. Ingredient Score: 0.0

Good Ingredients in this candy

• beef 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.