Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Soft & Chewy Candy - 3.6oz

A: Hello! Thank you for your inquiry! For our Sour Patch Watermelon 3.6 oz. candy bag, the best source for the number of pieces per package is the nutrition label, which provides the serving size. Please note that we package by weight, not by volume. According to the nutrition label, there are 3 servings in the package, with each serving being approximately 9 pieces of candy. Therefore, there are approximately 27 pieces of candy in the package. I hope this helps!

A: Hello! Any colorants that are added to a food product must be listed in the ingredient statement. What may cause confusion is the use of the terms "artificial" and "natural" to describe colorants. Any product to which a colorant is added to enhance visual appearance is considered "artificially colored" even if the colorant used is a natural ingredient. There are two general types of colors used in food products: certified colors and non-certified colors. Certified colors are synthetic materials and must be listed in the ingredient statement according to their certified number (Yellow No. 5 - Tartrazine, Blue No. 1, etc). Yellow #5 and Yellow #6 are derived from non-animal sources. Non-certified colors include many natural materials coming from plant sources; they must be listed by their common name (e.g., fruit juice, paprika, etc) or by the term "artificial color". The following are some natural colorants commonly used: ANNATO - vegetable dye from pulp surrounding seeds of tropical annatto tree. APOCAROTENAL - yellow colorant; form of beta carotene, a Vitamin A precursor; found in all plants and many animal tissues. BEET JUICE - juice from beets. CAROTENE - also called beta carotene; colorant and form of Vitamin A; found in all plants and many animal tissues. GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT - extract from grape skin. OLEORESIN PAPRIKA - Seasoning and colorant which is an oil extraction from common spice, paprika. RIBOFLAVIN - vitamin B2. I hope this information helps!