Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Hard Candies

5 of the top 10 hard candies products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The hard candies with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 239 hard candies with complete data.

1

Purissima liquirizia di Calabria

a NOVA 3 320 kcal 4 g sugar 13 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Anis - Gebäck

Feinbäckerei Rünz · 400 g

d NOVA 3 391 kcal 47.1 g sugar 9.2 g protein 3.5 g fat

Also: No additives
3

Mint Balls

· 75 g

e NOVA 3 393 kcal 73.2 g sugar 0 g protein 0.5 g fat
4

Mint Balls

Uncle Joe's · Tin

NOVA 3
5

The Original Natural Herb Cough Drops

Ricola

NOVA 3

Also: No additives
6

Caramelle dure eucalipto mentolo senza zuccheri

Selex · 70 g

a NOVA 4 368 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

LemonMint: Naturally Soothing Relief that Lasts

Ricola · 105 drops

a NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
8

Lemon mint herb in thriat drops

Ricola

a NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
9

Freshmints

Tic Tac · 49 g

a NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
10

Agar Candy (Original Flavor)

仁和堂 · 500g

a NOVA 4 140 kcal 3 g sugar 6 g protein 8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published hard candies on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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