Butter Candies, 138 g

Name: Butter Candies, 138 g
Brand: Werther's Original

38Avoid

Contaminants · 4

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)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA 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 · 9

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Common questions

Is Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g healthy?

Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g scores 38/100 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 Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g?

Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g lists 9 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Cream, Condensed Whey and Butter. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g’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 Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g?

Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g compare to other hard candy & lollipops?

At 38/100 Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g scores worse than most hard candy & lollipops we have scored. A higher-scoring option in hard candy & lollipops is Fox's Fruit at 90/100.

Is Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g organic?

Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g is not certified organic in our data.

Has Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested Werther's Original Butter Candies, 138 g for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit.

Full methodology: how we score products.