Fruit by the Foot Berry Tie-Dye

Name: Fruit by the Foot Berry Tie-Dye
Brand: Fruit by the Foot

Three-foot strip of berry-flavoured fruit snack that unrolls from the wrapper.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Blue 1
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
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
Red 40	Synthetic dyes	RED 40
Blue 1	Synthetic dyes	BLUE 1
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

Sugar, Maltodextrin, Corn Syrup, Pear Puree, Palm and/or Palm Kernel Oil. Contains 2% or less of: Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Monoglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Color (red 40, blue 1).

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2738643). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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Ingredients as listed

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