Sour Patch
17 indexed Sour Patch items, current as of August 2026, with per-product safety screening on the 9 that carry an ingredient list, combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.
The short answer
Sour Patch averages 31.1/100 across the 9 of 17 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 88.9% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 31.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 9 scored products
- 17
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 88.9%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
Source snapshot current as of August 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Look for consistency across the range
The catalog shows a small but varied range led by Sour Patch Kids; Sour Patch Kids; Sour Patch Kids Watermelon. Across 17 tracked products, the mean is 31.1/100 and 88.9% carry a separately flagged ingredient. That is enough to compare formulations inside this captured range, but not enough to assume every current package matches. Start with the lowest-scoring product rows and confirm the ingredient panel when a specific additive matters.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 9 of 17 tracked Sour Patch records (52.9%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 8 cannot be screened, so the 31.1/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Sour Patch
Sour Patch: 17 products tracked, 9 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 31.1/100, 88.9% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 52.9% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Sour Patch relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 9 Sour Patch products scored here, Red 40 appears in 8. It is used by 2,535 other brands in this database (6.9% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Sour Patch products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 8 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 5 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 4 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Yellow 6 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Products by Sour Patch
Showing 17 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sour Patch food safe? ▼
Sour Patch has an average safety score of 31/100 across the 9 of 17 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 88.9% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Sour Patch products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 17 Sour Patch products. 9 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 8 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Does Sour Patch use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Sour Patch items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
