Ice creams and sorbets
Outshine Fruit Bars Pineapple
6 bars / 14.7 oz (435 mL)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 24
Outshine Fruit Bars Pineapple scores 24 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): 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.
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The Receipt
Outshine Fruit Bars Pineapple
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Guar gum minus 1.5 points
- Locust bean gum minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors 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 11.4 g / 100 g minus 5 points
100 − 76 = 24
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 47 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.1 g |
| Sugars | 11.4 g |
| Added sugars | 9.4 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 bar (147 g)
Ingredients
- PINEAPPLE
- WATER
- PINEAPPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- CITRIC ACID
- MODIFIED CORNSTARCH
- GUAR GUM
- CAROB BEAN GUM
- ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- TURMERIC OLEORESIN COLOR
- ANNATTO COLOR
Label text, as published
PINEAPPLE, WATER, PINEAPPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), CANE SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GUAR GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NATURAL FLAVOR, TURMERIC OLEORESIN COLOR, ANNATTO COLOR.
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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“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