Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors

Name: Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors
Brand: Tootsie Roll

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Breakdown

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

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−73

arsenic−73

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−15

palm oil−15

artificial and natural flavors−13

yellow 5−13

red 40−12

4 smaller deductions−17

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+68

Minimum score+68

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic570 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 57×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors healthy?

Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors 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 Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors?

Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors lists 11 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Condensed Skim Milk and Malic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors’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 Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors?

Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors 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 Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors organic?

Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors is not certified organic in our data.

Has Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 570 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Candy Assorted Fruit Flavors. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.