Gushers Tropical Fruit Flavored Snacks

Name: Gushers Tropical Fruit Flavored Snacks
Brand: Gushers

Chewy fruit-flavoured pieces with a liquid centre, in tropical flavours.

Label check

Flagged ingredients6

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsCottonseed oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 3 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	YELLOWS 5 & 6
Yellow 6	Synthetic dyes	YELLOWS 5 & 6
Blue 1	Synthetic dyes	BLUE 1
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP
Cottonseed oil	Seed oils	COTTONSEED OIL

Ingredients as listed

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Pear Puree, Modified Corn Starch, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Palm Oil. Contains 2% or less of: Cottonseed Oil, Glycerin, Grape Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Monoglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Potassium Citrate, Agar-Agar, Xanthan Gum, Color (red 40, blue 1, yellows 5 & 6).

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2739007). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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Gushers Tropical Fruit Flavored Snacks

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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