BLACK JELLY BIRD EGGS CANDY, BLACK JELLY BIRD EGGS — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates BLACK JELLY BIRD EGGS CANDY, BLACK JELLY BIRD EGGS by Ferrara Candy Company DUMP — score 17/90.
This is a sugar-and-corn-syrup candy shell colored with four synthetic dyes. Between red 40, blue 1, yellow 6 and yellow 5, modified starch and a mineral-oil-and-wax glaze, it's a fully industrial confection. It's honest about being candy — but it's about as processed as candy gets.
Why this verdict
- Built on sugar plus corn syrup — two refined sweeteners driving the whole product
- Four artificial colors declared: red 40, blue 1, yellow 6 and yellow 5
- Modified food starch and cornstarch provide the gel texture — refined starch fillers
- Confectioner's glaze, white mineral oil, carnauba wax and beeswax form an industrial shine coating
Ingredients (13)
- INGREDIENTS: Sugar (concerning) — High sugar content can lead to health issues like diabetes and tooth decay.
- Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
- modified food starch (moderate) — Industrial thickener that gives the condensed texture; a processing marker.
- cornstarch (moderate) — Refined starch filler for crunch and shape.
- Natural and Artificial Flavors (caution) — Undisclosed lab flavoring - the artificial half signals engineering.
- carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to keep the bears from sticking.
- confectioner's glaze (moderate) — Shellac-based shine and moisture barrier.
- WHITE MINERAL OIL (moderate) — Petroleum-derived coating agent used for shine and anti-stick.
- BEESWAX (safe) — Polishing/coating agent so the gummies don't stick; benign.
- red 40 (avoid) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye with no purpose in a brown chocolate product; a decisive negative.
- blue 1 (avoid) — Artificial dye used to tune color; no nutritional role.
- yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.
- yellow 5 (avoid) — Artificial dye linked to sensitivity in some people; unnecessary here.
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