Turkish Delight (Lokum)

Hazard level: Low health concern

What is Turkish Delight (Lokum)?

Sweet, gel-like confection made from starch and sugar, often flavored with rosewater or citrus and dusted with powdered sugar.

Is Turkish Delight (Lokum) safe?

Turkish Delight (Lokum) is considered low concern by food-safety agencies.

Score impact: −5 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 6 of 12,858 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Also known as

Turkish Delight (Lokum) is also known as локум, rahat — these all refer to the same ingredient.

локум rahat

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wheat Sugar (Sucrose) Sodium Carbonates (Baking Soda) (E500) Salt (Sodium Chloride) Citric Acid (E330) Cocoa Powder Glucose Syrup Natural Flavouring Water Potassium Sorbate (E202)

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