Refreshing Bite-Sized Chewy Fruit Candy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Refreshing Bite-Sized 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: Grape Ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dl-Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid. Strawberry Ingredients: Sugar, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Fruit And Vegetable Juice), Color (Beet Red).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.