Original Mix Chewy Fruit Candy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Original Mix Chewy Fruit Candy scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.

Within Candy, this product is more processed than about 32% of the 21,778 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 Original Mix Chewy Fruit Candy'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: Strawberry: Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Purple Sweet Potato Juice. Grape: Glucose Syrup, Color (Fruit And Vegetable Juice). Green Apple: Glucose Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dl-Malic Acid, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Spirulina Extract, Fruit Juice).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.