Trader Joe's Fans Are Loving This New Treat's Surprising Side Effect
Trader Joe's newest sweet treat is going viral for making people, well, go.
Fans are buying up the beloved grocery chain's new sugar-free Sweet and Sour Gummy Worms after learning that the tangy candies have a whopping 14 grams of dietary fiber (about half of the recommended daily value) per serving, which seems to be helping encourage regular bowel movements.
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"The new sour gummy worms at Trader Joe's have 14g of fiber in every 8 pieces. That's an unholy amount of fiber in CANDY," one Threads user shared shortly after the new product was released in May 2026.
Others pointed out that the fiber content rivaled even intentional laxative gummies, with one writing, "8 gummies for 35 calories and 14g fiber is impressive! MiraFiber gummies are 30 calories for 4 and only 8g of fiber! Metamucil only has 5g per serving of 3 gummies."
A third pointed out that other ingredients in the gummies could also motivate bathroom breaks, saying, "Between the dextrin and the erythritol, these will clean you out better than a colonoscopy prep."
According to Cleveland Clinic, erythritol can have a laxative effect "because your stomach can't absorb sugar alcohols, which can cause them to linger in your intestines and ferment," while dextrin, an ingredient in Benefiber, can "serve as a prebiotic, providing nourishment to the gut microbiota," according to Tufts.
Now, fans are rushing to stores to try for themselves. "You just never know what will bring people together as a community," a Threads user joked. "Props to Trader Joe's for uniting the Chronic IBS sufferers in an effort to stockpile these admittingly terrible tasting sour gummy tapeworms. May we all feel their power move in our lives/intestines."
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While shoppers are giving the actual flavor of the gummies mixed reviews, TJ's describes the snack as "fruity flavored Worms [that] rely on a blend of allulose, organic erythritol, and monk fruit extract for their sweetness (and citric acid for their sour "zing"), creating a zero-grams-of-sugar-per-serving candy that still seriously satisfies a sweet tooth."
They also share that the product gets "their colors from fruit and veggie juices, and their fruity flavor from strawberry juice concentrate and natural flavors."
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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM.