Strawberry Twists

Name: Strawberry Twists
Brand: Twizzlers

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 7 ingredients to avoid · Bioengineered

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−85

arsenic−71

cadmium−14

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−18

palm oil−16

artificial flavor−16

red 40−15

enriched wheat flour−5

9 more deductions−15

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Label claims

What the package says about how it was made

−10

Bioengineered−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+95

Minimum score+95

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Arsenic500 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 50×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium9.56 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Twizzlers Strawberry Twists healthy?

Twizzlers Strawberry Twists 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 Twizzlers Strawberry Twists?

Twizzlers Strawberry Twists lists 16 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup, Enriched Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate and Thiamin Mononitrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Twizzlers Strawberry Twists contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Twizzlers Strawberry Twists’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 Twizzlers Strawberry Twists?

Twizzlers Strawberry Twists is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Twizzlers Strawberry Twists compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Twizzlers Strawberry Twists 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 Twizzlers Strawberry Twists organic?

Twizzlers Strawberry Twists is not certified organic in our data.

Has Twizzlers Strawberry Twists been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Twizzlers Strawberry Twists have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Twizzlers Strawberry Twists contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 500 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 9.56 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Twizzlers Strawberry Twists. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.