Gummy bears
Trader Joe's Beary Tiny Gummies
3 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 10
Trader Joe's Beary Tiny Gummies scores 10 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Beary Tiny Gummies
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 63.3 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Energy 333 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 90 = 10
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 333 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 76.7 g |
| Sugars | 63.3 g |
| Added sugars | 63.3 g |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 30 pieces (30 g)
Ingredients
- ORGANIC RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- ORGANIC CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- WATER
- BOVINE GELATIN
- ORGANIC CORNSTARCH
- CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT)
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- ORGANIC FRUIT JUICE COLOR
- ORGANIC VEGETABLE JUICE COLOR
- CONFECTIONERY COATING (ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC CARNAUBA WAX) (moderate concern)
- SPIRULINA EXTRACT COLOR
- WHEAT STARCH
Label text, as published
ORGANIC RICE SYRUP, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, WATER, BOVINE GELATIN, ORGANIC CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), NATURAL FLAVORS, ORGANIC FRUIT JUICE COLOR, ORGANIC VEGETABLE JUICE COLOR, CONFECTIONERY COATING (ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC CARNAUBA WAX), SPIRULINA EXTRACT COLOR, WHEAT STARCH
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Trader Joe's
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org