The processing score reflects 92 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
52 listed · 20 flagged for reviewHERSHEY'S MILK CHOCOLATE - MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, MILK, COCOA BUTTER, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR, NATURAL FLAVOR), HARIBO GOLDBEARS - GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), SUGAR, GELATIN, DEXTROSE (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, SUNFLOWER OIL, WHITE BEESWAX, YELLOW BEESWAX, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1, REESE'S PIECES CANDY - SUGAR, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, OF: PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN SYRUP, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (INCLUDING YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, LECITHIN (SOY), VANILLIN (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), CARNAUBA WAX, MILK, KIT KAT WAFER BAR - SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, LACTOSE (MILK), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL), SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, OF: LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR, YEAST, BAKING SODA, TWIZZLERS TWISTS STRAWBERRY CANDY - CORN SYRUP, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), OF: PALM OIL, GLYCERYL, MONOSTEARATE, CORNSTARCH, GLYCERIN, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS - MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LACTOSE, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR), PEANUTS, TBHQ & CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Snack Size Candy Assortment, Strawberry scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, Corn Syrup, Twizzlers Twists Strawberry Candy - Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Within Candy, this product is more processed than about 32% of the 21,778 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Snack Size Candy Assortment, Strawberry's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Artificial FlavorsStrong UPF marker
In this product: Vanillin (Artificial Flavor).
Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Artificial And Natural Flavors.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: White Beeswax, Confectioner'S Glaze, Carnauba Wax.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Lecithin (Soy), Of: Lecithin (Soy), Glycerin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Chocolate.
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Hershey'S Milk Chocolate - Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lecithin (Soy), Pgpr, Natural Flavor), Haribo Goldbears - Glucose Syrup (From Wheat Or Corn), Sugar, Dextrose (From Wheat Or Corn), and 4 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Tbhq & Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sunflower Oil, Of: Palm Kernel Oil, Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil), Of: Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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