Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz

Name: Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz
Brand: Jolly Rancher

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 6 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−72

arsenic−72

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−15

natural & artificial flavor−14

yellow 5−14

blue 1−13

red 40−13

4 smaller deductions−16

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+67

Minimum score+67

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic540 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 54×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz healthy?

Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz 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. 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 Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz?

Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz lists 10 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Malic Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor and Sodium Lactate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz’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 Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz?

Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz compare to other candy & confectionery?

At 0/100 Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz scores worse than most candy & confectionery we have scored. A higher-scoring option in candy & confectionery is Mojave Mallows Organic Cocoa Dipped Marshmallows at 95/100.

Is Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz organic?

Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz is not certified organic in our data.

Has Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 540 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Original Flavors 3.1 oz. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.