Snack

별사탕

Romanized Byeolsatang

스위텍 · candy · 8809784251620

No nutrition facts, so the nutrition grade is left blank.

4 additives · 3 marked “Check”: Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4), Sunset Yellow (Yellow No. 5), Erythrosine (Red No. 3)

Caloriesper 100 gNo data

Grade & additive criteria

“Check” means a foreign regulator or international body has taken official action (a ban, a warning label or a cancer classification). In Korea these additives are used within legal limits. See grade & additive criteria

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Kids' snack traffic light Korea MFDS children's food standard

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Diet check automatic

Read automatically from the Korean ingredient list. This is not halal, vegetarian or vegan certification. Always check the package, and ask the maker if unsure.

Not found
Pork & alcohol
No pork or alcohol ingredients found. Not halal-certified.
Not found
Vegetarian
No meat, fish or seafood ingredients found. Not certified.
Contains
Vegan
Not vegan: contains animal products (e.g. meat, fish, egg, milk, honey).
Found: milk
Not found
Beef
No beef ingredients found.

Additives & ingredients to know 4 · tap for details

Worth checking for: children (Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4)·Sunset Yellow (Yellow No. 5))

Check 3

Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4)

Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4)Color E102Check

In the EU, foods with this color must carry the warning ‘may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children’. More about Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4)

Worth checking for: children

식용색소 황색 4호

Sources: EU Regulation (EC) 1333/2008, Annex V · JECFA evaluations (FAO/WHO) · Korea Food Additives Code (MFDS) · checked 2026-10-23

Sunset Yellow (Yellow No. 5)

Sunset Yellow (Yellow No. 5)Color E110Check

In the EU, foods with this color must carry the warning ‘may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children’. More about Sunset Yellow (Yellow No. 5)

Worth checking for: children

식용색소 황색 5호

Sources: EU Regulation (EC) 1333/2008, Annex V · JECFA evaluations (FAO/WHO) · Korea Food Additives Code (MFDS) · checked 2026-10-23

Erythrosine (Red No. 3)

Erythrosine (Red No. 3)Color E127Check

The US FDA revoked its authorization for food use in 2025 (banned after a transition period). More about Erythrosine (Red No. 3)

식용색소 적색 3호

Sources: US FDA revokes Red No. 3 (2025) · JECFA evaluations (FAO/WHO) · Korea Food Additives Code (MFDS) · checked 2026-10-23

Note 1

Brilliant Blue / Indigo carmine (Blue No. 1·2)

Brilliant Blue / Indigo carmine (Blue No. 1·2)Color E133·E132Note

Synthetic coal-tar dyes with no function other than color. More about Brilliant Blue / Indigo carmine (Blue No. 1·2)

식용색소 청색 1·2호

Sources: JECFA evaluations (FAO/WHO) · Korea Food Additives Code (MFDS) · checked 2026-10-23

Allergens

Automatic analysis can miss allergens. If you have an allergy, always check the package label.

Milk

Ingredients (auto-translated)

white sugar, Yellow No. 4, Yellow No. 5, Red No. 3, Blue No. 1, 인공 cider (lemon-lime soda) oil flavoring, cream 소다 flavoring, orange oil flavoring, strawberry oil flavoring

Partial automatic translation: about 92% of the Korean text matched our dictionary. Words left in gray are untranslated Korean. Always check the package.

Original Korean ingredient list

백설탕, 식용색소황색4호, 식용색소황색5호, 식용색소적색3호, 식용색소청색1호, 인공사이다오일향, 크림소다향, 오렌지오일향, 딸기오일향

Found by matching words in the ingredient list against Korea's 22 labeled allergens (22 counts oyster, abalone and mussel separately; grouped as shellfish it's 19, as on school meal menus).
All of these are permitted within Korea's standards (Food Additives Code). Use this to compare similar products.
Additives approved in Korea are used within legal limits. High/low uses the UK FSA traffic-light thresholds (per 100 g).
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별사탕

Other products of the same kind

Kids' snack traffic light Korea MFDS children's food standard

Diet check automatic

Additives & ingredients to know 4 · tap for details

Allergens

Ingredients (auto-translated)

What the ingredients mean

별사탕: ingredients & nutrition summary

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