Dietary supplements
Nature's Bounty Hair, skin & nail gummies - nature's bounty-230 gummies
230 mL
Score
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 85
Nature's Bounty Hair, skin & nail gummies - nature's bounty-230 gummies scores 85 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 12 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 1 points Sodium phosphate: EFSA (2019) set a group ADI for phosphates of 40 mg/kg body weight (as phosphorus) and noted that infants, toddlers and children may exceed it. Strong
- minus 1 points Maltodextrin: An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Hair, skin & nail gummies - nature's bounty-230 gummies
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 12 points
- Sodium phosphate minus 1 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Pectin minus 0.5 points
100 − 15 = 85
Nutrition per 100 g
| Added sugars | 56 g |
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Serving: 2g
Ingredients
- Sugar (high concern)
- com syrup (not recognized)
- dicom phosphate
- gelatin
- 2% of care ad fruit and vegetable juice (color)
- Lactic (not recognized)
- ach maltodextrin
- natural strawberry flavour
- pectin silica
- vegitable oil (palm) (not recognized)
- Varna (not recognized)
Label text, as published
Sugar, com syrup, dicom phosphate, gelatin, 2% of care ad fruit and vegetable juice (color), Lactic, ach maltodextrin, natural strawberry flavour, pectin silica, vegitable oil (palm), Varna
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not 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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
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