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Cherry Flavored Candy on the Go Drink Mix, Cherry

Processing Score
10.0Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
3/10Fair

The processing score reflects 9 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial sweeteners and artificial flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.

Nutrient Alerts

High Sodium
Nerds Cherry Flavored Candy on the Go Drink Mix, Cherry Drink Mixes
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
850027263953
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size2.70000004768372 g
Amount per serving
Calories
5
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g
0%
Saturated Fat N/A
Trans Fat N/A
Cholesterol N/A
Sodium 35mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate 1g
0%
Dietary Fiber N/A
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 0g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

9 listed · 6 flagged for review

MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MALIC ACID, ASPARTAMET, SODIUM CITRATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, RED 40, SILICON DIOXIDE.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cherry Flavored Candy on the Go Drink Mix, Cherry scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
  • Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 4,985 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Cherry Flavored Candy on the Go Drink Mix, Cherry's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Maltodextrin, Aspartamet.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Malic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate, Acesulfame Potassium.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Silicon Dioxide.

Common in powdered processed foods.

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