Category: Candy and snacks

Artificially colored Jordan Almonds

Artificially colored Jordan Almonds

[ 3 ] August 4, 2011 |

You may think that almonds are equal to healthy food. Well, not always so. Here is Sugar Free Jordan Almonds candy from the Sprouts Farmers Market: net weight 0.51 lb, $ 4.58. They look great: round, colorful and bright. But this is EXACTLY what should be a warning sign for everyone, parents in particular. Artificial colors bring […]

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Tic Tac: more artificial colors

Tic Tac: more artificial colors

[ 0 ] July 24, 2011 |

Tic Tac Fruit Adventure is artificially flavored mints; net weight 1 OZ, (29 g) containing 1.9 calories from sugar per mint. Made in Canada for exclusive distribution by Ferrero USA Inc. DyeDiet Diesn’t Buy It! Tic Tac mints: Risk, Nutrition and Dye Content  Unlike recently reviewed Tic Tac Orange this time TWO more nutritional ingredients […]

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Jolly Rancher: another fake fruit candy

Jolly Rancher: another fake fruit candy

[ 10 ] July 20, 2011 |

Jolly Rancher hard candy is artificially flavored SUGAR manufactured in Canada for the Hershey Food Corporation. It took the manufacturer even lesser to formulate this candy than what it took Zachary Confection to make their fake “cherry” slices. This time they were able to get away without food starch. One nutrient less! What they have left to Americans were only […]

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Cherry Slices: artificial color content

Cherry Slices: artificial color content

[ 0 ] July 17, 2011 |

Cherry Slices are naturally and artificially flavored candies from Zachary Confections, Inc., “A Family Owned American Company” located in Indiana. This is another illustration of the primitive principle American food manufacturers keep applying to making candies for you and your children: Keep it simple and stupid. Take a look for yourself. DyeDiet Doesn’t Buy It! […]

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Tic Tac: food dye content

Tic Tac: food dye content

[ 2 ] July 7, 2011 |

Tic Tac Orange, artificially flavored mints; net weight 1 OZ, (29 g). Less than 2 calories per mint. Made in CANADA. Let us see what is inside. DyeDiet DOESN’T BUY IT! Tic Tac: Risk, Nutrition and Dye Content In fact this product is NOT too bad. You get only 7 mg of FD&C Yellow 6 from the whole container (see […]

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Artificial colors of Jell-O

Artificial colors of Jell-O

[ 1 ] June 26, 2011 |

Strawberry, grape, apricot and other fruity desserts of Jell-O (Kraft Foods) are made of the same three ingredients: Sugar, gelatin and adipic acid. No fruits or berries. Insignificant differences come with variations of the artificial colors and flavors. “Strawberry” means Red 40; “grape” means Red 40 plus Blue 1 and “apricot” means Yellow 6. The amounts […]

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Jell-O Berry Blue 1

Jell-O Berry Blue 1

[ 3 ] June 22, 2011 |

A Conflict of Interests: Corporate Profit vs Public Health It seems that many food manufacturers want the consumer to stay confused about the content of their products as much and as long as possible. For decades they have been using same old trick of giving fruity names and depicting fruits on the labels of what […]

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Dried Fruits: Food Dyes Added

Dried Fruits: Food Dyes Added

[ 1 ] June 19, 2011 |

According to Livestrong.com finding a healthy snack in your local grocery store can be challenging. There is a good a rule suggested: in general, the less processed the snack, the healthier it is. Yes, I agree but sometimes this is not enough. Dried fruits are the least processed food which retains most of the nutritional value of […]

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Dyed Dried Papaya

Dyed Dried Papaya

[ 3 ] June 15, 2011 |

How much artificial colors are in dried fruits? I am not sure about you but I knew that beyond countless sodas and candy the food dyes are also added to chewing gum, pickles, mustard and even fresh salmon. Do you know that Citrus Red No. 2 azo dye banned as a suspected carcinogen is still […]

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Skittles: Taste the Rainbow of Dyes

Skittles: Taste the Rainbow of Dyes

[ 7 ] June 12, 2011 |

What exactly is in your favorite candy? Yes, Skittles are a rainbow of the food dyes.  And the dyes are a rainbow of health risks (see Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks). Years of watching the US food market has led me to an observation that most of the soft drinks and candies in America […]

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