Snacks variety packs
Welches Fruit Snacks Mango Peach
22.7 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 17
Welches Fruit Snacks Mango Peach scores 17 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
Mango Peach
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Carnauba wax minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 44.1 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Energy 308 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 83 = 17
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). [5]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 308 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 74.9 g |
| Sugars | 44.1 g |
| Added sugars | 35.2 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 4.4 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 22.7g
Ingredients
- Fruit puree (grape, mango, peach)
- corn syrup (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- modified corn starch
- gelatin
- citric acid
- lactic acid
- ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- alpha tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E)
- vitamin A palmitate
- carnauba wax
- annatto
- turmeric color
Label text, as published
Fruit puree (grape, mango, peach), corn syrup, sugar, modified corn starch, gelatin, citric acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), alpha tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E), vitamin A palmitate, carnauba wax, annatto, turmeric color.
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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“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