Juicy Drop, Pop Candy
Snacks / Sweet snacks / Confectioneries
Product Insight: Juicy Drop, Pop Candy
Juicy Drop, Pop Candy by The Topps Company Inc. is tracked in PlainIngredients with 3 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is E, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 2 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- Titanium Dioxide — Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
All flavors contain: sugar, invert glucose syrup, glucose syrup, water. additionally: apple attack: citric acid, buffered lactic acid, glycerine, artificial flavor, yellow 5, potassium sorbate (preservative), blue 1. berry bomb: citric acid, buffered lactic acid, natural & artificial flavors, glycerine, titanium dioxide, potassium sorbate (preservative), red 40 lake, red 3, blue 1. blue rebel: citric acid, buffered lactic acid, artificial flavor, glycerine, potassium sorbate (preservative), blue 1. knock-out punch: buffered lactic acid, citric acid, glycerine, natural & artificial flavors, titanium dioxide, potassium sorbate (preservative), red 40 lake, red 3, red 40, yellow 6 lake.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- The Topps Company Inc.
- Barcode
- 0041116016080
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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