Betty Crocker SpongeBob Fruit Flavored Snacks

Name: Betty Crocker SpongeBob Fruit Flavored Snacks
Brand: Betty Crocker

Character-shaped gummy fruit snacks in single-serve pouches.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsCanola oil, Sunflower oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP
Canola oil	Seed oils	SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL
Sunflower oil	Seed oils	SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL

Ingredients as listed

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Apple Juice Concentrate. Contains 2% or less of: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Fruit Pectin, Malic Acid, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Sunflower and/or Canola Oil, Color (vegetable juice, spirulina extract, turmeric extract, fruit juice, annatto extract), Natural Flavor, Carnauba Wax.Adds A Trivial Amount Of Fat

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2738692). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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Betty Crocker SpongeBob Fruit Flavored Snacks

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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