Sour Candy Roundup
We analyzed 31 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Sour Candy shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 31 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 Sour Candy you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
Editor's Quick Picks
Detailed Reviews
Extreme Sour Hard Candy
Ingredients: corn syrup, sugar, microencapsulated malic acid (malic acid, hydrogenated palm oil), citric acid, gum acacia, soybean oil (processing aid), ascorbic acid, artificial flavors, carnauba wax, corn starch, blue 1, red 40, yellow 5, manufactured on equipment that processes milk,peanut and wheat products
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour Power Straws, Cotton Candy
Ingredients: Sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, wheat flour, dextrose, malic acid, citric acid, artificial flavor, antioxidants (ascorbic acid, tocopherols), artificial colors: fd&c red 40, fd&c blue 1, titanium dioxide.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour Candy Sticks
Ingredients: SUGAR, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE SYRUP (HIGH FRUCTOSE WHEAT SYRUP), WHEAT FLOUR, ACIDS (MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), DEXTROSE, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (E150D) (ALSO NAMED: SULPHITE AMMONIA CARAMEL), ANTIOXIDANTS (ASCORBIC ACID, T
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour Balls Candy
Ingredients: SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (INCLUDING FD&C RED 40, FD&C BLUE 1), AND TURMERIC COLORING.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● 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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour patch kids soft candy freeze fat free1x4 oz
Ingredients: Sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, contains less than 2% of tartaric acid, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, titanium dioxide, blue 1, red 40, yellow 5.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● 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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
Nobel Sour Lemon Flavor Candy
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice, erythritol, citric acid, artificial flavour, vitamin C, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, natural color : turmeric.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy
Ingredients: Corn syrup, water, citric acid, artificial flavor, fd&c red #40, lactic acid, malic acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), and sodium benzoate (preservative).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
Wild cherry Sour strips
Ingredients: Sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, wheat flour, malic acid, dextrose, palm oil, citric acid, artificial flavoring, black carroy conentrate (color), ascorbic acid, tocopherols
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● 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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
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
Trolli, sour brite crawlers minis gummi candy
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, gelatin, modified food starch (corn), fumaric acid, lactic acid, citric acid, sodium citrate, calcium lactate, sodium lactate, natural and artificial flavors, titanium dioxide [color], yellow 5, red 40, yellow 6, blue 1.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour Gummi Candy Trees
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, gelatin, modified food starch (corn), fumaric acid, lactic acid, citric acid, sodium citrate, calcium lactate, sodium lactate, natural and artificial flavors, titanium dioxide [color], red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour gold-bears gummi candy
Ingredients: Corn syrup, sugar, gelatin, dextrose, citric acid, malic acid, calcium citrate, sodium malate, corn starch, artificial and natural flavors, artificial colors: yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, carnauba wax
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
Sour gummy candy: Apricot, Pomegranate, Plum
Ingredients: WATER, TAPIOCA FIBER SYRUP, ALLULOSE, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, TAPIOCA FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, PECTIN, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR), CITRATE, NATURAL POMEGRANATE FLAVOR, NATURAL APRICOT FLAVOR, NATURAL PLUM FLAVOR, COCONUT OIL, CARNAUBA WAX
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
Freeze Dried Sour Strips Apple Candy Candy
Ingredients: sugar, wheat flour, malt syrup, corn syrup, palm oil, concentrated apple juice, modified starch, citric acid, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial flavor, titanium dioxide, salt, artificial color
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
Sweet & Sour All-Stars Gummy Candy
Ingredients: Polydextrose, Soluble Corn Fiber, Erythritol, Pectin, Glycerin, L-Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Natural Flavors, Colors Added (Vegetable juice concentrate, ß-Carotene, Spirulina Extract), Spinach Powder, Isomalt, Sucralose
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed