Ring Pop Candy Party Pack, 0.5 Oz, 20 Count

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ring Pop Candy Party Pack, 0.5 Oz, 20 Count scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Blue 1, Red 3, Artificial Color (Turmeric), +4 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Watermelon: Artificial Flavor, Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.

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 Ring Pop Candy Party Pack, 0.5 Oz, 20 Count'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Ring Pop & Ring Pop Tongue Painters - All Flavors Contain: Sugar, Ring Pop Sours - Sour Cherry: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Buffered Lactic Acid, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.