Mike and Ike ingredients: what's banned overseas?
Parent company: Just Born Inc.
About Mike and Ike
Mike and Ike are chewy, fruit-flavored candy pieces produced by Just Born Inc. (also makers of Peeps), sold at grocery chains, mass retailers, and convenience stores across the US. The brand offers original fruits, tropical typhoon, berry blast, and other varieties. Mike and Ike is one of the most popular non-chocolate movie theater candies in the US.
Common concerns with Mike and Ike products
Mike and Ike contain Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Blue 1 across most varieties — petroleum-derived dyes requiring warning labels in the EU and UK. The candy also uses high-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, and modified food starch as primary ingredients, with artificial flavors throughout. Just Born had not announced a specific dye-removal timeline as of 2026.
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