Bonbons rafraîchissants
Ricola Caramel
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 29
Ricola Caramel scores 29 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Invert sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better hard candy and mints
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Caramel Hard Candies Werther's Original · 1.48 oz/42 g No added sugars · No invert sugar Score 60 out of 100 , 31 points higher -
Hard candies, caramel coffee Storck · 1.46 oz/41.4 g No added sugars · No invert sugar Score 54 out of 100 , 25 points higher -
Original sugar free caramel hard candies Storck · 7.70 oz/218 g No added sugars · No invert sugar Score 53 out of 100 , 24 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Ricola Caramel
Ingredients
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
100 − 71 = 29
Can’t score above 79. Contains invert sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Added sugars | 54 g |
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Ingredients
- Caramel sugar syrup (high concern)
- cocoa butter
- emulsifier (sunflower lecithin) (not recognized)
- extracts of bee balm (not recognized)
- Ricola herb mixture (elder, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, linden flowers, mallow, peppermint, sage, thyme, wild thym and rooibos, glucose syrup, glucose-fructose syrup, hone humectant (glycerine), natural flavoring, salt, sugar) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
Caramel sugar syrup; cocoa butter; emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), extracts of bee balm, Ricola herb mixture (elder, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, linden flowers, mallow, peppermint, sage, thyme, wild thym and rooibos; glucose syrup; glucose-fructose syrup; hone humectant (glycerine); natural flavoring (caramel, echina purpurea fresh plant pressed juice powder, honey, menth peppermint, vanilla); salt; sugar
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Ricola
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org