Confectioneries Roundup
We analyzed 1687 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 25)

Werthers original sugar free hard candies
Ingredients: Sweetener isomalt, butter, cream, salt, artificial flavors, soy lecithin emulsifier, sweetener acesulfame k
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Butter Scotch
Ingredients: SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, MILK, NONFAT MILK, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN, BUTTER, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (FOR COLOR), ACETIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Goldbears Gummi Candy
Ingredients: GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), SUGAR, GELATIN, DEXTROSE (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, WHITE BEESWAX, YELLOW BEESWAX, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Gushers Fruit Flavored Snacks
Ingredients: Tropical : sugar, corn syrup, dried corn syrup, pear puree concentrate, modified corn starch, fructose, maltodextrin, palm oil. contains 2% or less of: cottonseed oil, glycerin, grape juice concentrate, carrageenan, citric acid, monoglycerides, sodium citrate, malic acid, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), natural flavor, potassium citrate, agar-agar, xanthan gum, color (red 40, blue 1, yellow 5 & 6).strawberry : sugar, corn syrup, dried corn syrup, pear puree concentrate, modified corn starch, fructose, maltodextrin, palm oil. contains 2% or less of: cottonseed oil, glycerin, grape juice concentrate, carrageenan, citric acid, monoglycerides, sodium citrate, malic acid, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), natural flavor, potassium citrate, agar-agar, red 40, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Extra peppermint mega pack
Ingredients: Sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; less than 2% of: aspartame, mannitol, acesulfame k, soy lecithin, bht (to maintain freshness), color (blue 1 lake).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Brach's classic candy corn
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze (shellac), salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, yellow 6, yellow 5, red 3.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Crunchy Peanut Butter
Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), peanut butter (peanuts, palm oil), peanuts, sugar, corn syrup, invert sugar, lactose, corn syrup solids, vegetable oil (hydrogenated palm kernel oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, palm oil), less than 2% - dextrose, glycerine, skim milk, salt, calcium carbonate, egg whites, artificial flavor, tbhq to maintain freshness.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Sugar free gum
Ingredients: Sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, natural and artificial flavor, glycerin; less than 2% of: acesulfame potassium, aspartame, bht (to maintain freshness), mannitol, red 40 lake, soy lecithin, sucralose.* phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Marshmallows
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, dextrose, modified food starch (corn), water, gelatin, natural and artificial flavor, tetrasodium pyrophosphate.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Twin snakes sweet sour gummy candy
Ingredients: 11g includes 11g added sugars 22% protein 2g not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietay fiber, vitamin d, calcium, iron and potassium *the % daily value tells you how muci a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily die 2,00 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice, ingredients: glucose syrup (from wheat or corn), sugar, gelatin, dextrose (from wheat or corn), contains less than 2% of: citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, artificial and natural flavors, palm palm kernel oil, carnauba wax, white beeswax, yellow swax, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, manufactured for haribo of america, inc, rosemont, il 60018 made in turkey a serving is a little handful, in this case it's approx, 3 pieces
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

KitKat
Ingredients: sugar, wheat flour, skim milk cocoa butter, chocolate, vegetable oil [palm kernel oil, palm oil), milk fat, lactose (milk): contains 2% or less of: lecithin (soy), pgpr, vanillin, artificial flavor, salt, yeast, baking soda, odo ll nlergy information: manufactured in a
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Gushers Variety Pack
Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Sugar, Pear Puree, Modified Corn Starch, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Palm Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Glycerin, Grape Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Monoglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Potassium Citrate, Agar-Agar, Xanthan Gum, Color (red 40, blue 1, yellows 5 & 6).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Snacking Chocolate Dark Chocolate Almond With Sea Salt
Ingredients: Dark chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla, dry roasted almonds, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Jelly Belly Candy Corn
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, modified soy protein, artificial flavor, sorbitol, color added, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5, red 3, beeswax, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Milk chocolate & caramel candy, milk chocolate & caramel
Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, skim milk, chocolate, milkfat, lactose, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), caramel (corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil and/or palm oil, sugar, skim milk, milkfat, lactose, salt, potassium sorbate to maintain freshness, chocolate, artificial flavor).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Chewy flavored nougat
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: palm kernel, palm, soybean), nonfat dry milk, cocoa, lactose, milk protein concentrate, egg albumen, artificial flavor, soya lecithin, soya protein, salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Hokkaido Hard Candy
Ingredients: Sirop de mais, sucre, lactose, condenser lait, crème, huile de palme, thé poudre, sel, arôme artificiel, lécithine de soja.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pumpkin Spiced sandwhich cookies
Ingredients: (ALL VEGAN) Tapioca Syrup,Cane Sugar. Filtered Water, Tapioca Starch Carrageenan, Soy Protein. atural Vanilla Flavor. ntains: Soy. Gluten Free Chicago Vegan Foods ddison, IL 6010 nicago VeganFoods.com Dairy Free. Manufactured in Peanut&Tree Nut Free Facility
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut
- ● High Sugar Content

Lifesavers Mints Wint O Green
Ingredients: Sorbitol, magnesium stearate, artificial flavor, aspartame.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● 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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Wispa Gold
Ingredients: Milk, sugar, glucose syrup, cocoa butter, vegetable fats (palm, shea), glucose-fructose syrup, cocoa mass, whey powder (from milk), emulsifiers (E442, E471), salt, sodium carbonate, flavourings.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Muscat Gummy Candy
Ingredients: Glucose syrup, sugar, concentraded muscat juice, sorbitol, gelatin, citric acid, malic acid, artificial flavor, pectin, starch powder (potato), carnauba max, emulsifiers [polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, enzyme-modified lecithin (soybeans)], coloring (dfd&c yellos no.5, fd&c blue no. 1).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

organic vanilla marshmallow creme
Ingredients: ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, NATURAL SPRING WATER, ORGANIC DRIED EGG WHITES, ORGANIC VANILLA EXTRACT
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Tropical Pineapple Marshmallow
Ingredients: Glucose syrup, sugar, maltose, water, sorbitol solution, dextrose, corn starch, gelatin, conc. pineapple juice, conc. apple juice, pectin,citric acid, sodium citrate, color (b-carotene, turmeric), vitamin c, artificial flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Salted Toffee 55% Dark Chocolate
Ingredients: Cocoa beans*+, cane sugar*+, cocoa butter*+, toffee* (cane sugar*+, non-gmo corn syrup*, water, butter*, sea salt), ground vanilla bean*+, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Chocolate organic dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Ingredients: COCOA BEANS*+, SUGAR*+, PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS)*, COCOA BUTTER*+, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, NON-GMO CORNSTARCH)*+, PEANUT FLOUR (ROASTED PEANUTS)*, SALT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (VEGETABLE OIL, ROSEMARY EXTRACT)*[caret], GROUND VANILLA BEAN*+.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut
- ● High Sugar Content

Honeycomb Bar
Ingredients: Premium 60% dark chocolate (cacao*, sugar*, cacao butter*, sunflower lecithin [as an emulsifier], natural vanilla), honeycomb (sugar*, corn syrup, organic tropical honey, water, baking soda).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Turtles Original
Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, nonfat milk, butteroil, lactose, soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanillin, salt), pecans, corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, nonfat milk, butteroil, sodium caseinate, salt, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Raspberry Crunch Organic Dark Chocolate
Ingredients: Organic cacao beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, organic raspberry oil (organic vegetable oil and natural flavors), organic vanilla beans.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
