Thin Ribbon Candy — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Thin Ribbon Candy by Serrgny DUMP — score 17/90.

Nostalgia in candy form: sugar and corn syrup blown into pretty ribbons, then painted with five artificial dyes — including Red 3, which the FDA banned from food. The 'old-fashioned Christmas classic' shape is traditional; the petroleum dye stack is not. Grandma's ribbon candy didn't need erythrosine.

Why this verdict

• Five artificial colors stacked: Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 3, Red 40
• Red 3 (erythrosine) is banned by the FDA for food use over thyroid tumor findings in animal studies
• Sugar plus corn syrup — the product is essentially 100% refined sweeteners
• Artificial flavors on top of the dye stack
• Zero nutritional value: no protein, no fiber, nothing but sugar and colorant

Ingredients (8)

• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
• Natural & Artificial Flavors (caution) — Synthetic flavoring system.
• Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (caution) — Synthetic petroleum-derived dye linked to hyperactivity sensitivity in some children.
• yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.
• blue 1 (avoid) — Artificial dye used to tune color; no nutritional role.
• Red #3 (Erythrosine) (harmful) — Dye the FDA moved to ban from food in 2025 over cancer concerns in animal studies.
• red 40 (avoid) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye with no purpose in a brown chocolate product; a decisive negative.