Hongyuan candy ingredients and nutrition facts
The ingredient lists and Nutrition Facts panels below are copied from the stickers on the bags: the guava bag and the peach bag carry the two fullest labels in the range.
Labels change between print runs, so the bag in your hand is the last word. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice: with an allergy or a prescribed diet, ask your doctor or a registered dietitian.
Hongyuan guava candy: the label
Net weight 12.3 oz (349 g). Product of China, shelf life 2 years.
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Glucose syrup
- Citric acid
- Fruit acid
- Guava essence
- Salt
- FD&C Blue 1
- FD&C Yellow 5
The importer's sticker prints the list in capitals, with two slips of the pen. The Chinese line on the same bag confirms that the second ingredient is glucose syrup.
SUGAR, GRAFE SIRUP, CITRIC ACID, FRUIT ACID, GUAVA ESSENCE, SALT, EDIBLE PIGMENT (FD&C BLUE#1, YELLOW#5)
Nutrition Facts, as printed
- Serving size
- 1 oz (28.4 g)
- Servings per container
- 14
- Calories
- 104
- Total Fat
- 0.2 g
- Sodium
- 4 g
- Total Carbohydrate
- 65 g
- Sugars
- 11 g
Three lines cannot fit a 28.4 g serving of boiled sugar: sodium 4 g, total carbohydrate 65 g and sugars 11 g. Read them as misprints on the sticker.
Hongyuan peach candy: the label
Net weight 12.32 oz (350 g). Product of China, shelf life 12 months.
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Glucose syrup
- Artificial peach flavor
- Citric acid
- FD&C Red 40
- FD&C Yellow 5
- FD&C Yellow 6
The front of the label says it in full: Artificially Flavored Peach Hard Candy. A second sticker on the same bag counts differently, 1 piece (5 g) a serving, 70 servings and 20 calories each.
Nutrition Facts, as printed
- Serving size
- 6 pieces (14 g)
- Servings per container
- 25
- Calories
- 45
- Total Fat
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 0 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11 g
- Total Sugars
- 9 g
- Includes Added Sugars
- 9 g, 18% Daily Value
Guava label and peach label side by side
| Guava | Peach | |
|---|---|---|
| Net weight on the label | 12.3 oz (349 g) | 12.32 oz (350 g) |
| Serving on the panel | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 6 pieces (14 g) |
| Calories per serving | 104 | 45 |
| Calories per gram of candy | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Colors named | Blue 1, Yellow 5 | Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 |
| Flavoring named | Guava essence | Artificial peach flavor |
Added sugar, counted by the piece
From the peach panel: 6 pieces carry 9 g of added sugars.
| Peach candy | Calories | Added sugars | Share of the FDA Daily Value, 50 g | Share of 25 g, the AHA limit for women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 piece | 7.5 | 1.5 g | 3% | 6% |
| 3 pieces | 23 | 4.5 g | 9% | 18% |
| 6 pieces | 45 | 9 g | 18% | 36% |
| 10 pieces | 75 | 15 g | 30% | 60% |
The Daily Value for added sugars is 50 grams per day based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet.
Women should consume no more than 6 teaspoons (25 grams or 100 calories) per day.
The dyes on the labels
The guava candy is green because of two certified colors, Blue 1 and Yellow 5. The peach candy uses Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. All are legal in U.S. food today, and each has to appear on the label by name.
For example, FD&C Yellow No. 5 may cause itching and hives in some people.
to eliminate six remaining certified color additives frequently used in the food supply—FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2—by the end of 2027.
That list covers every dye on these two labels, so the recipes may change. Check the ingredient line on a new bag before you assume it matches an old one.
Hongyuan candy and special diets
What are the ingredients in Hongyuan guava candy?
Sugar, glucose syrup, citric acid, fruit acid, guava essence, salt and 2 dyes: FD&C Blue 1 and Yellow 5. That is the list on the importer's label of the 12.3 oz bag.
How many calories are in one piece of Hongyuan candy?
About 7.5. The peach panel gives 45 calories for 6 pieces (14 g). The guava panel counts by weight: 104 calories per 1 oz serving.
Is Hongyuan guava candy vegan?
The label lists no animal ingredient among its 8 entries: sugar, glucose syrup, two acids, guava essence, salt and two dyes. The bag carries no vegan mark, so strict vegans have only the ingredient list to go on.
Is Hongyuan guava candy gluten free?
The 8 ingredients on the label include no wheat, rye or barley. The bag makes no gluten-free claim, and that claim is voluntary under FDA rules.
Does Hongyuan candy contain artificial colors?
Yes. The guava label names 2 certified dyes, FD&C Blue 1 and Yellow 5. The peach label names 3: Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6.
Small, round and hard: two cautions
Young children
A Hongyuan candy is a marble-sized hard drop, the shape both agencies below name first.
Round or hard candy, jelly beans, caramels, gum drops, or gummy candies.
Keep high-risk foods from children until 4 years of age or older, depending on each child's development and maturity level.
Teeth
Let a piece dissolve. Biting through a hard candy is how teeth chip, and a candy that lasts ten minutes bathes them in sugar for ten minutes.
Hard candies also put your teeth at risk because in addition to being full of sugar, they can also trigger a dental emergency such as a broken or chipped tooth.
If you have a little candy with meals (or right afterward), you’ll benefit from the extra saliva your mouth automatically makes while you’re eating a full meal.
Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Added Sugars on the Nutrition Facts Label, read 5 October 2026
- American Heart Association, How Much Sugar Is Too Much?, read 5 October 2026
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, How Safe are Color Additives?, read 5 October 2026
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes, read 5 October 2026
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Gluten and Food Labeling, read 5 October 2026
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Choking Hazards, read 5 October 2026
- American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org), Choking Prevention for Babies & Children: What Every Parent Needs to Know, read 5 October 2026
- American Dental Association (MouthHealthy.org), Top 9 Foods That Damage Your Teeth, read 5 October 2026
- American Dental Association (MouthHealthy.org), Halloween Survival Guide, read 5 October 2026