Rainbow Bites
The processing score reflects 20 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
Nutrition Highlights
Nutrient Alerts
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Ingredients
19 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, CORN SYRUP, WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, GELATIN, LACTIC ACID, MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM LACTATE, TRISODIUM CITRATE, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, GLYCEROL, ARTIFICIAL COLORS: FD&C BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Rainbow Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Colors: Fd&C Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Glycerol): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
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 Rainbow Bites' 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: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Lactate, Trisodium Citrate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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