Chewy Candy Roundup
We analyzed 23 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Chewy Candy shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 23 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Chewy Candy you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Sour & chewy sweet & fruity lemon, cherry, blue raspberry, orange, green apple, lemon worms chewy candy
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, gelatin, citric acid, lactic acid, titanium dioxide, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, natural and artificial flavors.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Sour chewy candy
Ingredients: Sugar; corn syrup; modified cornstarch; contains 2% or less of: lactic acid; calcium lactate; tartaric acid; natural flavor and artificial flavor; sodium lactate; citric acid; artificial color [red 40; yellow 5; blue 1].
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Nerds big chewy crunchy and candy
Ingredients: dextrose, corn syrup, sugar, water, corn starch, and less than 2% of modified corn starch, malic acid, natural flavors, tapioca dextrin, color added, carnauba wax, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6,
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Hi Chew Chewy fruit candy!
Ingredients: Glucose syrup, sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, porc gelatin, natural and artificial flavors, citric acid, dl-malic acid, concentrated strawberry juice, emulsifiers (sucrose fatty acid esters, sorbitan monostearate), concentrated yogurt, color (purple carrot extract)
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Sour apple flavor soft & chewy ropes candy
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, wheat flour, water, 2% or less of citric acid, sorbitol, maltodextrin, sodium citrate, glycerin, malic acid (dl-malic acid), gelatin, confectioners glaze (lac-resin), salt, natural flavors, spirulina extract color, acetic acid, turmeric oleoresin color.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Organic Giggles Sour Chewy Candy Bites
Ingredients: ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC RICE SYRUP, ORGANIC PALM OIL, CITRIC ACID, ORGANIC FLAVORS, SODIUM CITRATE, TURMERIC (COLOR), ORGANIC SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MALIC ACID, (RADISH, SWEET POTATO, CARROT, BLACKCURRANT) COLOR, ORGANIC CARNAUBA WAX, SPIRULINA (COLOR), PECTIN.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Rings Chewy Candy
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, gelatin, modified food starch (potato), citric acid, apple juice from concentrate, fumaric acid, modified food starch (corn), sodium citrate, natural and artificial flavors, tartaric acid, red 40, yellow 5.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Big chewy candy
Ingredients: Dextrose, corn syrup, sugar, water, cornstarch, and less than 2% of modified cornstarch, malic acid, natural flavors, tapioca dextrin, carnauba wax, color added, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Chewy dark chocolate caramel candy
Ingredients: Glucose syrup (from wheat or corn), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, butterfat, soy lecithin emulsifier, vanilla powder), sugar, condensed whey, palm oil, condensed skim milk, cocoa processed with alkali, sorbitol humectant, contains less than 2% of whey powder, modified potato starch.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Chewy Fruity Candy!
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, modified food starch (corn), cornstarch, natural and artificial flavors, white mineral oil, carnauba wax, caramel color, yellow 6, red 40, blue 1, yellow 5.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Cherry punch soft & chewy ropes candy, cherry punch
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, wheat flour, water, and less than 2% of citric acid, sorbitol, confectioner's glaze (lac-resin), maltodextrin, sodium citrate, glycerin, malic acid (dl-malic acid), gelatin, vegetable juice color, natural flavors, salt, beta-carotene color.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Soft & Chewy Candy
Ingredients: sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, contains less than 2% of citric acid, sunflower oil*, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax, red 40, *adds a trivial amount of fat, [footnote and asterisks required only when a fat free claim is made]
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Watermelon Soft & Chewy Candy
Ingredients: sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, citric acid, tartaric acid, natural and artificial flavor, titanium dioxide, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1,
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Kids assorted soft & chewy candy
Ingredients: 0% daily yalue total fat og sodium 25mg total carbohy rate total sugars 249 includes 24g added sugars 48% protein 0g 1% 27g 10% not a significant source of satu nted fat, trans fat, cholesterol, detary fiber, vitamin d, calcium, on, and potassium. ingred ents: sugar, invert sugar, corn sy rup, modified corn starch, contain less than 2% of tartaric acid, citac acid, natural and artificial flavor, yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, l'lue 1.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Sour Watermelon Sclices
Ingredients: CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, WATER, GELATIN, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID, PECTIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), FD&C YELLOW #5, FD&C RED #40, FD&C BLUE #1. MAY CONTAIN TREE NUTS, PEANUTS, MILK, SOY, EGG, WHEAT AND SESAME.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Ginger Chews Chewy Ginger Candy Meyer Lemon Non-gmo
Ingredients: Cane sugar, ginger, tapioca starch, natural lemon flavor, lemon zest
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Beach Sticks
Ingredients: SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), PALM OIL, SORBITOL SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF GELATIN, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BLACK CARROT JUICE CONCENTRATE (COLOR), SPIRULINA EXTRACT (COLOR), BLACK CURRANT POWDER (COLOR), STRAWBERRY JUICE SOLIDS (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR), CARAMEL COLOR
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Fruity Chewy Mix
Ingredients: GLUCOSE SYRUP (WHEAT), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, COCONUT), ACACIA (GUM ARABIC), CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), FRUIT POWDERS (BLACK CURRANT, STRAWBERRY, APPLE, RASPBERRY, MANGO), HYDROLYSED RICE PROTEIN, CITRIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, ASCORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), COLORS (PAPRIKA, TURMERIC), WHEAT**, COCONUT
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Hi-Chew Getaway mix
Ingredients: GLUCOSE SYRUP, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, LESS THAN 2% OF GELATIN, MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SUCROSE FATTY ACID ESTERS, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SPIRULINA EXTRACT (COLOR), FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE (COLOR), BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR), VEGETABLE JUICE CONCENTRATE (COLOR), PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, MANGO JUICE CONCENTRATE, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content
