Candies
Joyride Gummy Cluster's
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 23
Joyride Gummy Cluster's scores 23 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: 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.
Better gummy and chewy candy
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The Receipt
Gummy Cluster's
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Soluble corn fiber (resistant dextrin) minus 2.5 points
- Allulose minus 1.5 points
- Stevia (steviol glycosides) minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 33.3 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Energy 233 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 26.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 77.5 = 22.5 → 23
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 233 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 86.7 g |
| Sugars | 33.3 g |
| Added sugars | 33.3 g |
| Fiber | 26.7 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 10 pleces (30 g)
Ingredients
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- SOLUBLE FIBER
- ALLULOSE
- CORN STARCH-MO
- GLUCOSE SYRUP (high concern)
- LACTIC ACID
- CAL LACTATE (not recognized)
- CITRIC ACID
- NATURAL FLA COLORS FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLI EXTRACTS (CARROT, BLACKCURRANT BLUEBERRY, PEPPER)
- SPIRULINA AND TURMERIC (FOR COLOR)
- CONFECTION GLAZE (not recognized)
- STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES
Label text, as published
DEXTROSE, SOLUBLE FIBER, ALLULOSE, CORN STARCH-MO, GLUCOSE SYRUP, LACTIC ACID, CAL LACTATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLA COLORS FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLI EXTRACTS (CARROT, BLACKCURRANT BLUEBERRY, PEPPER), SPIRULINA AND TURMERIC (FOR COLOR), CONFECTION GLAZE, STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES
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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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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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