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Gummy Vites Multivitamin
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Gummi candies

Gummy Vites Multivitamin

300 gummies

Poor out of 100 Medium confidence
  • Ultra-processed
  • Contains added sugars
  • Contains palm oil
  • Seed-oil free
  • No synthetic dyes
  • Third-party tested supplement
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Why it scores 29

Gummy Vites Multivitamin scores 29 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
  2. Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
  3. 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

Gummy Vites Multivitamin

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Ingredients

  • Corn syrup
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Sugar
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Palm oil
    Strong About half saturated fat; WHO recommends keeping saturated fat to 10% of energy or less. [4][5][6]
  • Beeswax
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [7]
  • Carnauba wax
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [7]
  • Natural flavors
    Info "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. [8][7]
  • Pectin
    Info An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [7]
subtotal−47.5

Processing

  • Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
    Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [7]
  • 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers
    Emerging Industrial additive classes found: color (added), flavoring, glazing agent, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. [7]
subtotal−24

Nutrition

  • Nutrition facts unavailable
    Info No nutrition facts on file, so nutrition was not scored.
subtotal0
TOTAL 29Poor

100 − 71.5 = 28.5 → 29

Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]

Can’t score above 79. No nutrition facts on file, so we can't confirm excellent.

GTIN 00027917027050 · 2025-06-13

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), Vitamin D (cholecalciferol), Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCI), Folate (folic acid), Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), Biotin, Pantothenic acid (calcium d-pantothenate), Iodine (potassium iodide), Zinc (zinc gluconate), Lutein (marigold), Inositol, Glucose syrup, sugar, water, gelatin, 2% blend of oils (coconut, palm), beeswax, carnauba wax, citric acid, colors (annatto extract, blueberry concentrate, carrot concentrate, purple carrot juice concentrate), malic acid, natural flavors, pectin.

Allergens and diets

Contains: Tree nuts

May contain: Soy, Egg, Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs

  • Not vegan
  • Not vegetarian
  • Not palm-oil-free

Always check the package: recipes change.

Packaging

Paper, Recyclable plastic

Context only: no points in v1.

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Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline

    World Health Organization · Jul 17, 2023 · Agency assessment

    “WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”

    who.int

  5. Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods

    European Food Safety Authority · May 3, 2016 · Agency assessment

    “The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  6. Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food

    European Union (Official Journal) · Apr 25, 2023 · Law

    “Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  7. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  8. 21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), U.S. Office of the Federal Register · Dec 19, 2016 · Law

    “whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”

    ecfr.gov

  9. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

    BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

    “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

  10. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

    Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org