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Cough Drops Roundup

We analyzed 18 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Cough Drops shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 18 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 Cough Drops you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
10
Sugar
0g
Equate

Cherry cough drops

Ingredients: Menthol, Corn starch, corn syrup, eucalyptus oil, FD&C red nΒ°40, glycerin, medium chain triglycerides, natural & artificial flavors, soybean oil, sucrose and water.

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
25
Sugar
4g
Unknown

Cough Drops Citrus Assorted 1X14 1N

Ingredients: Glucose syrup, sugar, sodium ascorbate, citric acid, natural and artificial flavoring, ascorbic acid, beta carotene (color), soy lecithin, red 40.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
10
Sugar
2g
Luden's

Wild Cherry

Ingredients: Inactive ingredients: ascorbic acid, citric acid, corn syrup, FD&C blue no.2, FD&C red no. 40, flavors, malic acid, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, soybean oil (processing aid), sucrose, water

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
Halls

Halls cough & throat relief

Ingredients: Menthol eucalyptus oil FD&C blue 2 FD&C red 40 flavors glucose corn syrup soy lecithin sucralose sucrose water

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
100
Sugar
40g
Halls

Halls lemon and honey cough drops

Ingredients: soothes every throat irritations ves coughs soothes sore throats *based on choose your foods: food lists for diabetes, 2014 academy of nutrition and dieteres food choice for diabetes: 1 free food choice per drop, drug facts active ingredient (per drop) menthol 7,6 mg, uses temporarily relieves: cough due to a cold warnings i occasional minor irritation or sore throat cough scoressant sore throat warning: if sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, swelling, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly, these may be serious, ask a doctor before use if you have: persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphy cough accompanied by excessive phlegm (mucus) stop use and ask a doctor if: cough persists for more than 1 week, tends to recur, or is accompanied by fever, persistent headache, these could be signs of a serious condition, sore mouth does not improve in 7 days i irritation, pain, or redness persists or worsens keep out of reach of children, directions adults and children 5 years and over: dissolve 1 drop slowly in the mouth, repeat every 2 hours as needed, i children under 5 years: ask a doctor other information excessive consumption may have a laxative effect 5 calories per drop contains inactive ingredients beta carotene, eucalyptus oil, flavors, isomalt, soy lecithin, sucralose, water questions? call 1-800-524-2854, monday to friday, 9 am - 6 pm eastern time or visit our website at www,getails,cam

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
5
Sugar
0g
Halls

Halls sugar-free cough drops mountain menthol

Ingredients: acesulfame potassium, aspartame, eucalyptus oil, FD&C blue 1, FD&C red 40, flavors, isomat, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, soy lecithin, water

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
5
Sugar
4g
Ambrosoli

Honees

Ingredients: sugar, glucose syrup, honey, water, eucalyptol, menthol, licorice

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Halls

Cough Drops

Ingredients: inactive ingredients eucalyptus oil, fd,c blue 2, fd,c red 40, flavors, glucose syrup, soy lecithin, sucralose, sucrose, water

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
286
Sugar
29g
Beekeeper's Naturals

Propolis Soothing Lozenges

Ingredients: Chicory Root Fiber, Tapioca Syrup, Honey, Natural Elderberry, Flavor, Citric Acid, Monk Fruit Extract

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Halls

Honey lemon cough drops

Ingredients: active ingredient (per drop) menthol 7,5 mg beta carotene,eucalyptus oil,flavors,glucose syrup,honey,soy lecithin,sucralose,sucrose,water

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Ricola

Cough suppressant throat drops honey lemon with echinacea

Ingredients: uses w cough due and warnings sore throat wa ror more than2 da rash, swe promptly. these m under 6 years of ad s directed by a doctor ask a doctor b chronic cough such emphysema cough stop use and ask a docto more than 1 week, tends to recu se if you have rs with smoking, asthma, or nanied by excessive phlegm (mucus) persistent or cough persists for condition. sore mouth does n improve in 7 dave β€’ iritation, pain, or redness persis or worsens keep out of reach of children. directions at a time) slowly in the mouth. do not bite or chew. repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor β€’children under 6 years: ask a doctor other information protect from heat and moisture inactive ingredients ascorbic acid (vitamin c), citric acid, extracts of echinacea and a ricola herb mixture (elder, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, linden flowers, mallow, pepper - mint, sage, thyme, wild thyme), honey, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavors, starch syrup, sugar

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Unknown

Honey Lemon Cough Drops

Ingredients: Acesulfame potassium, beta carotene, corn starch, eucaliptus oil, glycerin, isomalt, maltitol syrup, medium chain tryglycerides, flavors, soybean oil, suvralose and water.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
25
Protein
15g
Ricola

Honey-Herb

Ingredients: other information protect from heat and moisture inactive ingredients color (caramel), extract of a ricola herb mixture jelder, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, inden flowers, malow, peppermint, sage, thyme, wild thyme), honey, natural flavors, starch synup, sugar

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Ricola

Ricola The Original Family Pack

Ingredients: Active Ingredient (in each drop) Menthol, 4.8 mg.. .Cough suppressant, Oral anesthetic Inactive Ingredients color (caramel), extract of a Ricola herb mixture (elder, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, linden flowers, mallow, peppermint, sage, thyme, wild thymel natural flavor, starch syrup, sugar

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
17
Sugar
3g
Ricola

Ricola - Original Natural Herb Cough Drops

Ingredients: drug facts active ingredient (in each drop) menthol, 4.8 mg. purposes cough suppressant, oral anesthetic uses temporarily rolieves: * cough due to a cold or inhaled irrtants occasional minor iritation and pain due to sore throat or sore mouth warnings sore throat warnings: if sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, swelling, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly. these may be serious. do not use in children under 6 years of age unless directed by a doctor. relief ask a doctor before use if you have persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphysema cough accompanied by excessive phiegm (mucus) been oducts stop use and ask a doctor if cough persists for more than 1 week, tends to recur, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. these coulid be signs of a serious condition. sore mouth does not improve in 7 days imitation, pain, or redness persists or worsens elief keep out of reach of children. ts. directions adults and children 6 years and older: dissolve 2 drops (one at a time) slowly in the mouth. do not bite or chew. repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor children under 6 years: ask a doctor other information protect from heat and moisture inactive ingredients color (caramel), extract of a hicola herb mixture (elder, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, linden flowers, mallow, peppermint, sage, thyme, wild thyme), natural flavor, starch syrup, sugar

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
Walgreens

Walgreens Cough Drops

Ingredients: Active ingredient (in each drop): Menthol 7.5 mg. Inactive ingredients: Beta carotene, corn starch, corn syrup, eucalyptus oil, glycerine, honey, medium chain triglycerides, natural & artificial flavors, soybean oil, sucrose and water.

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
P

Honey-Lemon Cough Drops

Ingredients: Beta carotene, corn starch, corn syrup, eucalyptus oil, glycerin, honey, medium chain triglycerides, natural & artificial flavors, soybean oil, sucrose and water

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Traditional Medicinals

Morning Ease

Ingredients: Organic sugar, organic brown rice syrup, citric acid, organic lemon essential oil, (almonds, coconuts, pecans, peanuts, soy, and milk products)

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Peanut
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Cough Drops category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 18 products in the Cough Drops category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Cough Drops?+
We rank Cough Drops based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Cough Drops here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.