Thin Ribbon Candy — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Thin Ribbon Candy by Serrgny DUMP — score 20/90.

This is pure sugar and corn syrup dyed five different artificial colors. It's candy with nothing redeeming inside.

Why this verdict

• Sugar and corn syrup are the only two real ingredients
• Five artificial colors stacked together, including Red #3 and Red #40
• Artificial flavors with nothing whole or natural to balance them
• Essentially 100% added sugar, zero protein, fat, or fiber

Ingredients (8)

• Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• Corn Syrup (concerning) — Cheap glucose syrup; pure added sugar with no nutrition, here as the second-largest ingredient.
• Natural & Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor compounds, partly synthetic, used to mimic fruit and mint that aren't in the jar.
• Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (harmful) — Synthetic dye linked to hyperactivity in children and allergic reactions in some people.
• yellow 6 (harmful) — Synthetic petroleum-derived dye associated with hyperactivity and contamination concerns.
• blue 1 (concerning) — Artificial dye with purely cosmetic purpose, flagged in behavioral studies.
• Red #3 (Erythrosine) (harmful) — Dye the FDA moved to ban from food in 2025 over cancer concerns in animal studies.
• red 40 (harmful) — The most common artificial red dye, linked to hyperactivity in children.