Spree Original Candy — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Spree Original Candy by Spree DUMP — score 17/90.
Compressed dextrose discs painted with six artificial color additives — Spree at least doesn't pretend to be anything else. It's pure sugar with a malic-acid slap and a Red 40/Yellow 5/Yellow 6 paint job. Honest candy is still candy: dump.
Why this verdict
- Six artificial color additives in one candy: Blue 1, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6
- Dextrose + maltodextrin + corn syrup — three refined sugar/starch sources and nothing of nutritional substance
- Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 are among the dyes linked to hyperactivity concerns in children
- Maltodextrin plus lake pigments = unmistakable NOVA 4 ultra-processed formulation
- No health claims to betray — it's straight candy, which is exactly what DUMP is for
Ingredients (13)
- Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
- Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
- malic acid (safe) — Tartness, contributes the sour note.
- CALCIUM STEARATE (safe) — Anti-caking/flow agent so the powder presses into tablets. Inert and safe.
- Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
- Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
- carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to keep the bears from sticking.
- blue 1 (avoid) — Artificial dye used to tune color; no nutritional role.
- BLUE 2 LAKE (concerning) — Indigotine; synthetic dye with no nutritional purpose, purely cosmetic.
- red 40 lake (concerning) — Petroleum-derived dye linked to hyperactivity in sensitive children; under regulatory scrutiny.
- yellow 5 (avoid) — Artificial dye linked to sensitivity in some people; unnecessary here.
- YELLOW 5 LAKE (concerning) — Tartrazine; associated with hyperactivity and allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
- yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.