Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit

Name: Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit
Brand: Welch's

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−21

lead−21

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−22

red 40−19

blue 1−19

modified tapioca starch−5

natural and artificial flavors−5

10 more deductions−15

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

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

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

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

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

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

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).

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 28

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	308.37 kcal	70 kcal
Fat	0 g	0 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	74.89 g	17 g
Sugars	44.05 g	10 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	4.41 g	1 g
Sodium	0.09 g	0.02 g

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Common questions

Is Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit healthy?

Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit 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. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 1g protein and 10g 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 Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit?

Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit lists 28 ingredients, starting with Fruit Puree, Grape, Peach, Orange and Strawberry and Raspberry. 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 Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit?

70 kcal per serving, or 308 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit’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 Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit?

Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit 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 Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit 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 Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit organic?

Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit is not certified organic in our data.

Has Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 5.39 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit. It also tested for arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Does Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit contain phthalates?

No. A lab tested Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit for DEHP and found none above its detection limit.

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