Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks

Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Welch's Fruit Snacks

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−21

lead−21

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−24

red 40−21

blue 1−21

natural and artificial flavors−6

modified corn starch−2

7 more deductions−11

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+16

Minimum score+16

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Welch's Fruit Snacks

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Lead5.39 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)NDof 6 ppb

Not detectedUS EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Measured in: Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks

Ingredients · 23

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	300 kcal	90 kcal
Fat	0 g	0 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	73.33 g	22 g
Sugars	43.33 g	13 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	3.33 g	1 g
Sodium	0.08 g	0.03 g

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Common questions

Is Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks healthy?

Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks 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, Welch's Fruit Snacks. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 1g protein and 13g 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 Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks?

Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks lists 23 ingredients, starting with Fruit Puree, Pear, Peach, Strawberry and Raspberry Blackberry. 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 Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks?

90 kcal per serving, or 300 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks’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 Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks?

Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks 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 Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks organic?

Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks is not certified organic in our data.

Has Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Corn syrup, sugar, modified starch and gelatin with fruit puree/juice; no cocoa, nut or protein) with the other products in its family, Welch's Fruit Snacks, and 4 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 Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks contain heavy metals?

Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected lead at 5.39 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks contain phthalates?

Welch's Berries 'n Cherries Fruit Snacks itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for DEHP and found none above its detection limit. 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.

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