Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy

Name: Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy
Brand: SweeTarts

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: SweeTarts Ropes

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−68

arsenic−68

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−44

natural flavors−10

maltodextrin−10

citric acid−3

sorbitol−3

5 more deductions−15

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+63

Minimum score+63

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

SweeTarts Ropes

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic390 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 39×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Ropes Soft & Chewy Candy Cherry Punch

Ingredients · 15

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Common questions

Is SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy healthy?

SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy 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, SweeTarts Ropes. 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 SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy?

SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy lists 15 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Wheat Flour, Water and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy 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 SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy?

SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy 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 SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy organic?

SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy is not certified organic in our data.

Has SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Wheat flour, sugar, corn syrup, sorbitol rope candy; flavours and colours vary) with the other products in its family, SweeTarts Ropes, 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 SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy contain heavy metals?

SweeTarts Ropes Tangy Strawberry Soft & Chewy Candy itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 390 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Ropes Soft & Chewy Candy Cherry Punch. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.