Pulparindo is the trade name

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 of a Mexican

Mexico

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 candy

Candy

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 produced by de la Rosa

De La Rosa

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. The candy is made from the pulp of the tamarind

Tamarind

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 fruit

Fruit

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, and is flavored with sugar

Sugar

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, salt

Salt

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, and chili peppers, making it simultaneously tart

Tart

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, sweet, salty

Taste

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, and spicy. The "extra picante" variation is especially spicy.

Lead content

In July 2007, the California Department of Public Health

California Department of Public Health

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 announced they had conducted testing on Pulparindo candy showing it contained between 0.12 and 0.18 ppm of lead

Lead

Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...

. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration

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(FDA), this level of lead is within acceptable limits for candy that is not frequently eaten by small children.