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Haribo Twin Snakes

Twin Snakes

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Contaminants · 18

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Haribo US-formula gelatin gummies (Goldbears, Twin Snakes etc.)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)15.7 ppbof 6 ppb
Over the limit — 2.6×US EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Dibutyl Phthalate16 ppbof 120 ppb
13% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Diisobutyl Phthalate7 ppbof 150 ppb
5% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Di (2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate0.073 ppmof 60 ppm
<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Benzylbutyl PhthalateNDof 6 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — BBP SML 6 mg/kg (cut from 30). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (BBP x0.1 = 6 mg/kg alone).
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb
Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
BpfNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Di-n-octyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDNOP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Dicyclohexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDCHP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Diethylhexyl AdipateNDof 18 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
DiethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDEP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Dihexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate, EU Repr. 1B) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Diisodecyl AdipateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDIDA (diisodecyl adipate) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Diisodecyl PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Diisononyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic AcidNDof 60 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DINCH (FCM 775) group restriction with DEHT, 60 mg/kg. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
Diisononyl ortho PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original
DimethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original

Ingredients · 15

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories346.15 kcal90 kcal
Fat0 g0 g
Carbohydrates76.92 g20 g
Sugars42.31 g11 g
Protein7.69 g2 g
Sodium0 g0 g
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Common questions

Is Haribo Twin Snakes healthy?

Haribo Twin Snakes scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Haribo US-formula gelatin gummies (Goldbears, Twin Snakes etc.). Per serving it carries 2g protein and 11g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Haribo Twin Snakes?

Haribo Twin Snakes lists 15 ingredients, starting with Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Gelatin, Dextrose and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Haribo Twin Snakes?

90 kcal per serving, or 346 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Haribo Twin Snakes on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Haribo Twin Snakes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Haribo Twin Snakes’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Haribo Twin Snakes?

Haribo Twin Snakes is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Haribo Twin Snakes compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Haribo Twin Snakes scores worse than most gummies & chewy candy we have scored. A higher-scoring option in gummies & chewy candy is Blue Stripes Superfruit Gummies Mango Pineapple at 100/100.

Is Haribo Twin Snakes organic?

Haribo Twin Snakes is not certified organic in our data.

Has Haribo Twin Snakes been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Glucose/corn syrup + sugar + gelatin + dextrose, citric acid, US artificial/natural flavors and colors, oil/wax glaze; no cocoa, nut, rice, cinnamon, wheat-flour base, pectin or starch base) with the other products in its family, Haribo US-formula gelatin gummies (Goldbears, Twin Snakes etc.), and 3 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Haribo Twin Snakes contain phthalates?

Haribo Twin Snakes itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected DEHP at 15.7 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original, dibutyl phthalate at 16 ppb against a 120 ppb limit in Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original and diisobutyl phthalate at 7 ppb against a 150 ppb limit in Gold-Bears Gummi Candy Original. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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