Great Value Gummy Bears

Name: Great Value Gummy Bears
Brand: Great Value

Walmart's store-brand gummy bears, with apple juice and coconut oil in the recipe.

Label check

Flagged ingredients4

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5, 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
Yellow 5	Synthetic dyes	YELLOW 5
Blue 1	Synthetic dyes	BLUE 1
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, GELATIN, CITRIC ACID, APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, COCONUT OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARNAUBA WAX, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2757001). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

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Great Value Gummy Bears

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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