Sour Patch Kids

Name: Sour Patch Kids
Brand: Sour Patch Kids

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 7 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−50

arsenic−50

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−15

natural and artificial flavoring−13

yellow 6−13

red 40−13

yellow 5−13

4 smaller deductions−18

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+45

Minimum score+45

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic470 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 47×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 11

GoodCautionAvoid

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	366.67 kcal	110 kcal
Fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	90 g	27 g
Sugars	80 g	24 g
Protein	0 g	0 g
Sodium	0.08 g	0.03 g

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Common questions

Is Sour Patch Kids healthy?

Sour Patch Kids 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. Per serving it carries 0g protein and 24g 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 Sour Patch Kids?

Sour Patch Kids lists 11 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Invert Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch and Tartaric 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 Sour Patch Kids?

110 kcal per serving, or 367 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Sour Patch Kids on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Sour Patch Kids contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Sour Patch Kids’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 Sour Patch Kids?

Sour Patch Kids is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Sour Patch Kids compare to other snacks?

At 0/100 Sour Patch Kids scores worse than most snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in snacks is Mary's Gone Crackers Organic SuperSeed Seaweed & Black Sesame Crackers at 100/100.

Is Sour Patch Kids organic?

Sour Patch Kids is not certified organic in our data.

Has Sour Patch Kids been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Sour Patch Kids has an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.