Nature's Bounty Hair, skin & nail gummies - nature's bounty-230 gummies
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Nature's Bounty Hair, skin & nail gummies - nature's bounty-230 gummies

230 mL

Score

Excellent 85 out of 100 Medium confidence
  • 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:

  1. minus 12 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
  2. 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
  3. 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

START100

Ingredients

  • Sugar minus 12 points
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Sodium phosphate minus 1 points
    Strong 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. [4]
  • Maltodextrin minus 1 points
    Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [5]
  • Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
    Info "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. [6][5]
  • Pectin minus 0.5 points
    Info An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [5]
subtotal−15

TOTAL 85Excellent

100 − 15 = 85


GTIN 00074312009273 · 2026-10-06

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Nutrition per 100 g

Added sugars56 g

Serving: 2g

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
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

  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. EFSA issues new advice on phosphates

    European Food Safety Authority · Jun 12, 2019 · Agency assessment

    “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

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

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  6. 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