Fruit Cocktail in Heavy Syrup

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Del Monte Fruit Cocktail in Heavy Syrup scores 7/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Del Monte Fruit Cocktail in Heavy Syrup lists 9 ingredients, starting with Peaches, Pears, Grapes, Pineapple and Cherries. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 7/100 Del Monte Fruit Cocktail in Heavy Syrup scores worse than most canned goods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in canned goods is jovial Organic Chickpeas at 100/100.