Cola Gummies

Name: Cola Gummies
Brand: SmartSweets

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: SmartSweets plant-based gummies (IMO + chicory fiber, potato starch, pectin)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−58

arsenic−58

Ingredients

−44

modified potato starch−12

modified coconut oil−11

natural flavours−10

isomalto-oligosaccharides (vegetable source)−4

citric acid−4

apple extract−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+12

Minimum score+12

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

SmartSweets plant-based gummies (IMO + chicory fiber, potato starch, pectin)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic180 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 18×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Berry Sweet Fish Candy

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is SmartSweets Cola Gummies healthy?

SmartSweets Cola Gummies scores 0/100 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, plus lab results from its product family, SmartSweets plant-based gummies (IMO + chicory fiber, potato starch, pectin). 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.

What is in SmartSweets Cola Gummies?

SmartSweets Cola Gummies lists 10 ingredients, starting with Isomalto-oligosaccharides (Vegetable Source), Water, Modified Potato Starch, Pectin and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does SmartSweets Cola Gummies contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in SmartSweets Cola Gummies’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is SmartSweets Cola Gummies?

SmartSweets Cola Gummies is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does SmartSweets Cola Gummies compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 SmartSweets Cola Gummies scores worse than most gummies & chewy candy we have scored. A higher-scoring option in gummies & chewy candy is Blue Stripes Superfruit Gummies Mango Pineapple at 100/100.

Is SmartSweets Cola Gummies organic?

SmartSweets Cola Gummies is not certified organic in our data.

Has SmartSweets Cola Gummies been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Isomaltooligosaccharide, chicory fiber, modified potato starch, pectin gummies; no rice flour, gelatin, cocoa) with the other products in its family, SmartSweets plant-based gummies (IMO + chicory fiber, potato starch, pectin), and 5 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does SmartSweets Cola Gummies contain heavy metals?

SmartSweets Cola Gummies itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 180 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Berry Sweet Fish Candy. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.