Mike and Ike Original Fruits — DUMP

Name: Mike and Ike Original Fruits
Brand: Mike And Ike

Munch or Dump rates Mike and Ike Original Fruits by Mike And Ike DUMP — score 17/90.

Sugar and corn syrup are the entire backbone here, propped up by modified starch, artificial flavors, and four synthetic dyes. This is pure engineered candy with zero nutritional reason to exist.

Why this verdict

Sugar plus corn syrup are the top two ingredients — two refined sweeteners, 18g added sugar a serving
Four artificial dyes: Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1 — purely cosmetic, linked to hyperactivity in kids
Artificial flavors do all the 'fruit' work; there is no actual fruit
Modified food starch and dextrin make it ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Ingredients (13)

Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
modified food starch (moderate) — Industrial thickener that gives the condensed texture; a processing marker.
citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
malic acid (safe) — Tartness, contributes the sour note.
Fumaric acid (moderate) — Industrial acidulant for the tangy crust note.
Natural and Artificial Flavors (caution) — Undisclosed lab flavoring - the artificial half signals engineering.
dextrin (moderate) — Starch-derived coating agent for browning and crunch.
Confectioner's glaze / carnauba wax (moderate) — Shine coatings for appearance; inert but cosmetic-only additives.
red 40 (avoid) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye with no purpose in a brown chocolate product; a decisive negative.
yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.
Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (caution) — Synthetic petroleum-derived dye linked to hyperactivity sensitivity in some children.
blue 1 (avoid) — Artificial dye used to tune color; no nutritional role.