Gummy bears
General Mills Super sour gushers
4.25 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 5
General Mills Super sour gushers scores 5 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.
Better fruit snacks
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organic FRUIT JERKY Solely · 0.8 oz (23 g) Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
organic FRUIT JERKY PINEAPPLE Solely · 0.8 oz Not ultra-processed · Less sugar Score 100 out of 100 , 95 points higher -
Exotic Fruit Bites Nutty & Fruity · 6 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
Mango Fruit Bites Whole Foods Market · 6 oz/170 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 74 points higher -
Chums Fruit Bites No gut-studied emulsifiers · No artificial flavors Score 42 out of 100 , 37 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Super sour gushers
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fructose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 45.2 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 3.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 355 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 95.5 = 4.5 → 5
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 355 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 80.6 g |
| Sugars | 45.2 g |
| Added sugars | 41.9 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 31g
Ingredients
- List: (not recognized)
- Corn syrup (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- puree (not recognized)
- modified corn starch
- fructose (high concern)
- dextrin
- apple puree
- glycerin
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- sodium citrate
- potassium citrate
- color (vegetable juice, fruit juice) (not recognized)
- vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- agar agar
- natural flavor
- artificial flavor
- sunflower lecithin
- xanthan gum
Label text, as published
List: Corn syrup, sugar, puree, modified corn starch, fructose, dextrin, apple puree, glycerin, carrageenan, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, color (vegetable juice, fruit juice), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), agar agar, natural flavor, artificial flavor, sunflower lecithin, xanthan gum.
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from General Mills
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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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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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
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org