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Starburst Fruit Chews

Fruit Chews

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Ingredients · 21

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories407 kcal18.7 kcal
Fat7.3 g0.34 g
Saturated fat4.1 g0.19 g
Carbohydrates84 g3.86 g
Sugars58 g2.67 g
Protein0 g0 g
Sodium0 g0 g
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Common questions

Is Starburst Fruit Chews healthy?

Starburst Fruit Chews scores 5/100 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. Per serving it carries 0g protein and 3g sugar. 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 Starburst Fruit Chews?

Starburst Fruit Chews lists 21 ingredients, starting with Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Palm Fat, Concentrated Fruit Juices 1,4% and Apple. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Starburst Fruit Chews?

19 kcal per serving, or 407 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Starburst Fruit Chews on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Starburst Fruit Chews contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Starburst Fruit Chews’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 Starburst Fruit Chews?

Starburst Fruit Chews is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Starburst Fruit Chews compare to other candy & confectionery?

At 5/100 Starburst Fruit Chews scores worse than most candy & confectionery we have scored. A higher-scoring option in candy & confectionery is Hu Organic Salty Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao at 100/100.

Is Starburst Fruit Chews organic?

Starburst Fruit Chews is not certified organic in our data.

Has Starburst Fruit Chews been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Starburst Fruit Chews, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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