📌 Basic information
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Product name: Rainbow Nerds
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Weight: 141 g
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Brand: Nerds (Ferrara Candy Company / originally Wonka)
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Category: sweets / fruit sweets 🍬
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Origin: USA 🇺🇸
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Type: small, crunchy fruit-flavoured sweets in vibrant colours.
Rainbow Nerds are classic American sweets that have become an iconic treat thanks to their intense mix of fruit flavours, crunchy texture and cheerful rainbow appearance.
🍓🍬 Character and flavour
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Flavour: a fruity combination of classic flavours such as strawberry, lemon, apple, grape and other fruits – with both sweet and slightly tart notes.
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Texture: fine and crunchy – tiny sugar granules that crumble with a burst of fruit flavour when bitten into.
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Ideal for: as a treat whilst watching a film, a quick sweet snack or a colourful party treat.
🧾🧪 Ingredients
Typical ingredients:
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Dextrose, sugar, maize syrup
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Malic acid (for fruity tartness)
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Natural and artificial flavourings
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Carnauba wax (gloss)
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Food colourings: E120 (carmine), E133 (brilliant blue FCF), E132 (indigotine), E129 (Allura Red), E102 (Tartrazine), E110 (Sunset Yellow)
💡 Some colourings may have adverse effects on children’s attention.
Note: the ingredients may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer and batch; always check the label on the specific pack.
⚠️ Allergens
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May contain traces of: egg 🥚 (the product may be manufactured in shared facilities).
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It may not contain major allergens such as gluten, milk or nuts, but always check the current label.
📊📈 Nutritional values (approximate per 100 g)
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Energy: ~1 674 kJ / ~400 kcal
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Fat: 0 g
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– of which saturated: 0 g
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Carbohydrates: ~93 g
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– of which sugars: ~93 g
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Protein: ~0 g
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Salt: ~0 g
💡 A 141 g pack contains approximately ~560 kcal–600 kcal in total (approximate values based on 100 g).
🍽️📌 Summary
✔️ Product: crunchy fruit sweets from the USA
✔️ Flavour: a mix of sweet and sour fruit flavours 🍒🍋🍏
✔️ Texture: small, crunchy sweets
✔️ Allergens: may contain traces of eggs
✔️ Nutritional profile: mainly sugars and carbohydrates – typical of confectionery 💥
💡 Tip: Rainbow Nerds are ideal as a colourful sweet to share, for watching films, or as a fun treat for children and adults alike!
