Confectionery & Treats

A note on this category

Titanium dioxide commonly appears in confectionery as a whitening agent and to make coatings look bright and uniform.

You'll often find it in candy shells, chewing gum, marshmallows, white chocolate, and frostings — sometimes listed plainly, sometimes under “colour (171)” or “E171.” It's not always obvious. And because confectionery ingredient lists vary widely between countries and even between batches, this is a category where checking the current label genuinely matters.

This page lists products reviewed and found to be titanium dioxide–free at the time of inclusion, based on publicly available ingredient information.

Confectionery is often where people first start paying attention to titanium dioxide — particularly when shopping for children. Many countries have moved away from using it in food (the EU banned it as a food additive in 2022), but it remains common in products sold elsewhere, including Australia and the US.

If a product is imported, sold under different formulations across markets, or has reformulated recently, the ingredient list on the package is the most reliable source.

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