Ingredient

Toffee Candy

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Source

Animal-derived

Allergen

No

Role in food

Manufacturers add toffee candy to products primarily for its sweet flavor and distinct crunchy …

What it is

Toffee candy is a sweet confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses with butter. This process creates a hard, often brittle, and chewy texture with a rich, buttery flavor.

Why it's used

Manufacturers add toffee candy to products primarily for its sweet flavor and distinct crunchy or chewy texture. It is frequently found in ice cream, frozen yogurt, cakes, cupcakes, and snack cakes.

Health notes

Toffee candy is a food product, not a food additive, and is generally recognized as safe when consumed as part of a balanced diet. It is primarily composed of sugars and fats. The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend no specific amount of added sugars, suggesting at most 10 grams per meal, and advise keeping saturated fat intake to less than 10% of daily calories. No specific regulatory body like JECFA or EFSA evaluates composite food items like toffee candy as a single additive.

Allergen info

Toffee candy typically contains milk due to butter, which is one of the nine major FDA allergens. Some varieties may also contain tree nuts (such as almonds) or other major allergens, depending on the specific recipe.

Products containing Toffee Candy

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Safeway, Inc. Toffee Brittle Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream With Almond Toffee Candy Pieces And A Chocolaty Coating Ice Cream Bars, Toffee Brittle Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 80% DV per serving High in added sugars — 46% DV per serving 327kcal 3.1Protein 21.4Fat 32.6Carbs Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Toffee Crunch Blondie Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes High in saturated fat — 20% DV per serving High in added sugars — 30% DV per serving 436kcal 5.1Protein 23.1Fat 56.4Carbs Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Ultimate Brookie Toffee Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes High in added sugars — 26% DV per serving 400kcal 5Protein 22.5Fat 50Carbs Harris-Teeter Inc. Toffee Loves Coffee Ice Cream With Chocolate Coated Almond Toffee Candy, Toffee Loves Coffee Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 45% DV per serving 262kcal 5Protein 16.2Fat 22.5Carbs Hy-Vee, Inc. Butter Crunch Ice Cream, Butter Crunch Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 23% DV per serving 212kcal 3.0Protein 10.6Fat 25.8Carbs Wells Enterprises, Inc. Toffee Brownie Twist Toffee Ice Cream, Caramel Swirl, Brownie Chunks, Toffee Pieces, Toffee Brownie Twist Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 30% DV per serving 235kcal 2.5Protein 11.1Fat 30.9Carbs Tops Markets, LLC Toffee Crunch Brown Butter Premium Ice Cream With Crunchy Toffee Pieces, Toffee Crunch Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 40% DV per serving High in added sugars — 36% DV per serving 241kcal 2.3Protein 12.6Fat 28.7Carbs Leaf, Inc. Toffee Flavored Frozen Dairy Dessert Dipped In Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating With Heath Toffee Pieces, Toffee Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 65% DV per serving High in added sugars — 34% DV per serving 318kcal 2.4Protein 21.2Fat 30.6Carbs Wells Enterprises, Inc. English Toffee Crunch Flavored Low Fat Ice Cream Dipped In A Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating With Toffee Pieces, English Toffee Crunch Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 25% DV per serving 221kcal 4.4Protein 10.3Fat 30.9Carbs Abe's Deli LLC Toffee Wine Peanut Butter Ice Cream Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt High in saturated fat — 35% DV per serving 283kcal 5.4Protein 18.5Fat 26.1Carbs

Last updated: September 28, 2026

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