
Product Insights
Sour Patch Kids are gummy, sweet-and-sour candies marketed as a snack, classified in the sugary snacks group. They carry a Nutri‑Score of E, reflecting a very high sugar content (63 g per 100 g) and low levels of fat, saturated fat and salt. The product is rated NOVA 4, indicating an ultra‑processed formulation that includes several additives such as colourings (E163, E153, E160c, E161b, E100), acidity regulator (E333), acid (E296) and gelatin (E428).
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with typical snack averages, Sour Patch Kids contain about 63 g of sugar per 100 g (≈10 g more than the average 53.44 g), but only 0.2 g of fat and 0.1 g of saturated fat versus averages of 10.52 g and 6.99 g, and they provide 326 kcal, lower than the average 373 kcal.
Ingredients
sugar, glucose syrup, water, starch, gelatine, acid (malic acid), concentrated apple juice, colours (anthocyanins, vegetable carbon, paprika extract, lutein, curcumin), acidity regulator (calcium citrates), palm oil, flavourings,o
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