Jelly Belly Recipe Mix Jelly Bean, S'mores; Pb&j; Blueberry Muffin; Lemonade Meringue Pie; Chocolate Covered Banana
Jelly Belly Candy Company · Jam, Jelly & Fruit Spreads · barcode 00071570009960
What stands out
- From the label
The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) and Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Details
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives4 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of jam, jelly & fruit spreads show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-06-29). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Rules that apply to more than one of these
- US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to all of them.
- EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow).
- California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source. Applies to all of them.
- West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
- West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)
Only the shared rules above.
Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)
Only the shared rules above.
Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)
Only the shared rules above.
Typical for jam, jelly & fruit spreads
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Arsenic (total): typically 9.9 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 2 ppb (FDA, 19 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 4.9 kg (11 lb) a day; an adult at about 23 kg (51 lb).One serving (30 g, from the label):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Jelly, grape: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Jelly, grape: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Jelly, grape: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Jelly, grape: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 13, highest 20 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Jelly, any flavor: found in 12 of 19 samples, average 2.16, highest 6.3 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: BANANA PUREE, LEMON PUREE, COCOA POWDER, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLOR ADDED, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 & 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 & 2 LAKE, RED 40, YELLOW 6, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICE (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), BEESWAX, CARNAUBA WAX, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, SALT
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-06-29. Labels change; check the package.