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Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy

Original Fruit Chews Candy

5Avoid

Contaminants · 4

From lab tests of this product’s family
Starburst Original Fruit Chews
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: FaveREDS Fruit Chews
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: FaveREDS Fruit Chews
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: FaveREDS Fruit Chews
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: FaveREDS Fruit Chews

Ingredients · 13

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Common questions

Is Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy healthy?

Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy scores 5/100 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, Starburst Original Fruit Chews. 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 Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy?

Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy lists 13 ingredients, starting with Made f, Sugap % of Tric Atid, Tapioca Dextrin, Gelatin and Apple Juics Erom Concetrate Hodified Corn Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy’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 Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy?

Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 5/100 Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy 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 Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy organic?

Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy is not certified organic in our data.

Has Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, gelatin, dextrin; no cocoa/rice/nut) with the other products in its family, Starburst Original Fruit Chews, and 1 product in its family has 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 Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy contain heavy metals?

Starburst Original Fruit Chews Candy itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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