A&W Root Beer Soda Bottles Gummy Candies — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates A&W Root Beer Soda Bottles Gummy Candies by Healthy Food Brands Llc BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Corn syrup and sugar are the first two ingredients, dressed up by a brand literally called 'Healthy Food Brands' and a 'made with real root beer' line. The 'real root beer' is a trace flavor concentrate, and it's coated in petroleum-derived mineral oil.
Why this verdict
- Sold as 'Healthy Food Brands' but it's corn syrup + sugar candy with zero nutritional value
- 'Made with real A&W root beer' is a trace flavor concentrate at #6, behind gelatin and added flavors
- Two stacked sweeteners (corn syrup then sugar) — engineered sweetness
- Coated in mineral oil, a petroleum-derived laxative, plus artificial flavor and caramel color
- 'Fat free' marketing distracts from it being almost entirely sugar
Ingredients (9)
- Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
- gelatin (safe) — Animal-derived setting agent in the marshmallows; benign but makes it non-vegetarian.
- NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend including artificial components.
- Root beer concentrate (caramel color, natural & artificial flavor) (moderate) — The 'real root beer' is just a trace flavor concentrate carrying caramel color and more artificial flavor.
- caramel color (moderate) — Artificial-adjacent coloring used purely for cosmetic browning.
- MINERAL OIL (moderate) — Petroleum-derived glazing/release agent; food-grade but not something you'd choose to eat.
- carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to give the pellet its hard glossy shell. Inert coating, not nutrition.