Frozen desserts
Nature's Premium Fruit Pearls Triple Berry
9.2 oz/260 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 23
Nature's Premium Fruit Pearls Triple Berry scores 23 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): 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
Fruit Pearls Triple Berry
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 1.5 points
- Gellan gum minus 1.5 points
- Pectin 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
- Sugars 13.8 g / 100 g minus 8 points
100 − 77.5 = 22.5 → 23
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 89 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16.9 g |
| Sugars | 13.8 g |
| Added sugars | 8.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 cup (65 g)
Ingredients
- blueberries
- water
- oranges
- white grape juice
- natural flavors
- orange juice concentrate
- strawberry puree
- sugar (high concern)
- gum arabic
- citric acid
- gellan gum
- pectin
- pear juice concentrate (high concern)
- fruit and vegetable juice for color
- annatto and turmeric extract for color
- manufactured (not recognized)
Label text, as published
blueberries, water, oranges, white grape juice, natural flavors, contains 2% or less of the following: orange juice concentrate, strawberry puree, sugar, gum arabic, citric acid, gellan gum, pectin, pear juice concentrate, fruit and vegetable juice for color, annatto and turmeric extract for color, manufactured ,
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Nature's Premium
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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“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