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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 479860" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Malika - </p><p>The list of ingredients "should" state the actual coloring agents used. At least, that is true for US and Canada. If it doesn't... assume anything "red" is out, and be really careful with "orange" and "purple" depending on the source of the color (something grape-juice-flavored might well be naturally purple...)</p><p></p><p>Generally, I find it safer to use candies that have shorter ingredients lists. Old-fashioned stuff. Not necessarily good for the <em>teeth</em>, mind you, but not going to throw the rest of the system out. Sponge toffee (or any toffee), salt-water taffy (white is usually available), other such white or tan chewies. Quality chocolates - but not with marachino cherries (usually dyed with something). Peppermints (spearmint is usually dyed green, fewer people react to green than to red). Butterscotch. Old-fashioned "British" fruit drops - the hard ones, like lemon drops and raspberry drops (oh oh, now I'm getting cravings!). Licorice - the old-fashioned types are better. Soft mints - watch for colors, though... some are white, but some are pink which may be a red dye. Chips and popcorn twists aren't "candy", they are more "and such", but for me as a kid, they were a reasonable "instead"... when I couldn't have what the others got, I got chips "instead".</p><p></p><p>The worst ones are the stuff kids REALLY like... gummies and gummy sours and such, lolly pops, jawbreakers, etc... more artificial stuff than real stuff in most of them!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 479860, member: 11791"] Malika - The list of ingredients "should" state the actual coloring agents used. At least, that is true for US and Canada. If it doesn't... assume anything "red" is out, and be really careful with "orange" and "purple" depending on the source of the color (something grape-juice-flavored might well be naturally purple...) Generally, I find it safer to use candies that have shorter ingredients lists. Old-fashioned stuff. Not necessarily good for the [I]teeth[/I], mind you, but not going to throw the rest of the system out. Sponge toffee (or any toffee), salt-water taffy (white is usually available), other such white or tan chewies. Quality chocolates - but not with marachino cherries (usually dyed with something). Peppermints (spearmint is usually dyed green, fewer people react to green than to red). Butterscotch. Old-fashioned "British" fruit drops - the hard ones, like lemon drops and raspberry drops (oh oh, now I'm getting cravings!). Licorice - the old-fashioned types are better. Soft mints - watch for colors, though... some are white, but some are pink which may be a red dye. Chips and popcorn twists aren't "candy", they are more "and such", but for me as a kid, they were a reasonable "instead"... when I couldn't have what the others got, I got chips "instead". The worst ones are the stuff kids REALLY like... gummies and gummy sours and such, lolly pops, jawbreakers, etc... more artificial stuff than real stuff in most of them! [/QUOTE]
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