Frozen desserts
Unilever Orange cherry grape variety ice pops
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains artificial flavors
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 20
Unilever Orange cherry grape variety ice pops scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points High fructose corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: 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
Orange cherry grape variety ice pops
Ingredients
- High fructose corn syrup minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 14.2 g / 100 g minus 8 points
100 − 80.5 = 19.5 → 20
Can’t score above 79. Contains high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 81 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19.6 g |
| Sugars | 14.2 g |
| Added sugars | 14.2 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 3 pops (148 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- GUAR GUM
- CITRIC ACID
- MALIC ACID
- BEET JUICE (FOR COLOR)
- VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR)
- ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
- GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE (high concern)
- TURMERIC OLEORESIN (FOR COLOR)
- ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR)
- CHERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE
- LOCUST BEAN GUM
Label text, as published
WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, LESS THAN 2% OF: SUGAR, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, BEET JUICE (FOR COLOR), VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, TURMERIC OLEORESIN (FOR COLOR), ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), CHERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM
Allergens and diets
- 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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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
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