The not-so-sticky truth to Twizzlers

Amy Hadachek
Sep 27, 2018
Sep 27, 2018 Updated Feb 10, 2021

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What a surprise to many — and even to some wheat farmers — to learn that wheat is used to make certain items, such as the popular Twizzlers licorice candy.

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Ingredients

Strawberry Twizzlers Twists

Corn syrup, wheat flour, sugar, cornstarch, contains 2 percent or less of: palm oil, salt, artificial flavor, glycerin, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), artificial color (red 40), and soy lecithin.

Black Licorice Twizzlers Twists

Corn syrup, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mono nitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), sugar, cornstarch, contains 2 percent or less of: licorice extract, palm oil, salt, natural and artificial flavor, glycerin, potassium sorbate (preservative), artificial color (red 40, blue 1), caramel color, sulfur dioxide, to maintain freshness, mineral oil, soy lecithin.