Food
Terra Kai Organics garden berry Super Fruit & Veggie Vitamin Blend
12.2 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 40
Terra Kai Organics garden berry Super Fruit & Veggie Vitamin Blend scores 40 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 7 points Salt 1.9 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
garden berry Super Fruit & Veggie Vitamin Blend
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Guar gum minus 2.5 points
- Inulin (chicory root fiber) minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Stevia (steviol glycosides) minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.9 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 261 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 60 = 40
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 261 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 1.9 g |
Serving: 1 scoop (11.5 g)
Ingredients
- Organic Prebiotic Fiber Blend: Gum Acacia
- Guar Gum
- Blue Agave Inulin
- Flaxseed
- Jerusalem Artichoke Inulin
- Organic Garden Vegetable/Fruit Antioxidant Blend: Beet Root
- Apple
- Aloe Vera Leaf (not recognized)
- Amla (not recognized)
- Barley Grass
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Moringa Leaf
- Alfalfa Sprouts
- Chlorella
- Spirulina
- Raspberry
- Blueberry
- Strawberry
- Carrot
- Cranberry
- Cherry
- Pomegranate
- Acai Berry (Euterpe oleracea)
- Black Currant (not recognized)
- Bilberry
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Papaya
- Tomato
- Acerola
- Blackberry
- Mango
- Peach
- Pear
- Broccoli
- Green Cabbage
- Kale
- Parsley
- Spinach
- Goji berry (Lycium barbarum)
- Elderberry
- Grape
- Maqui Berry
- Organic Citrus Immune Blend: Apple Fiber
- Orange Peel
- Lemon Peel
- Probiotic Blend (Dairy Free): B. coagulans
- L (not recognized)
- rhamnosus (not recognized)
- B. bifidum
- B. longum
- L. acidophilus
- L. casei
- S. thermophilus
- Organic Proprietary Focus Blend: Green Tea Leaf
- American Ginseng Root Extract
- Dried Coffee Bean (Decaffeinated)
- Enzyme Blend: Cellulase
- Acid Protease
- Fungal Protease
- Protease
- Alkaline Protease
- Bromelain
- Papain
- Organic Cane Sugar (high concern)
- Organic Natural Berry Flavor
- Citric Acid
- Organic Rebaudioside A
Label text, as published
Organic Prebiotic Fiber Blend: Gum Acacia, Guar Gum, Blue Agave Inulin, Flaxseed, Jerusalem Artichoke Inulin. Organic Garden Vegetable/Fruit Antioxidant Blend: Beet Root, Apple, Aloe Vera Leaf, Amla, Barley Grass, Cauliflower, Celery, Moringa Leaf, Alfalfa Sprouts, Chlorella, Spirulina, Raspberry, Blueberry, Strawberry, Carrot, Cranberry, Cherry, Pomegranate, Acai Berry (Euterpe oleracea), Black Currant, Bilberry, Banana, Pineapple, Papaya, Tomato, Acerola, Blackberry, Mango, Peach, Pear, Broccoli, Green Cabbage, Kale, Parsley, Spinach, Goji berry (Lycium barbarum), Elderberry, Grape, Maqui Berry. Organic Citrus Immune Blend: Apple Fiber, Orange Peel, Lemon Peel. Probiotic Blend (Dairy Free): B. coagulans, L,. rhamnosus, B. bifidum, B. longum, L. acidophilus, L. casei, S. thermophilus Organic Proprietary Focus Blend: Green Tea Leaf, American Ginseng Root Extract, Dried Coffee Bean (Decaffeinated) Enzyme Blend: Cellulase, Acid Protease, Fungal Protease, Protease, Alkaline Protease, Bromelain, Papain. Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Natural Berry Flavor, Citric Acid, Organic Rebaudioside A.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten, Celery
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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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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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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
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
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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 4.1 (beverages with high caffeine content)
“‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’”
eur-lex.europa.eu