Tropical Mix Chewy Fruit Candy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Tropical 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 Tropical 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: Banana Ingredients: Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Color (Beta-Carotene). Mango Ingredients: Glucose Syrup, Color (Beta-Carotene). Melon Ingredients: Glucose Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

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

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Beta-Carotene).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.