Mixed Fruit Snacks

Name: Mixed Fruit Snacks
Brand: Welch's

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−21

lead−21

Ingredients

−77

corn syrup−49

natural and artificial flavors−11

modified corn starch−4

citric acid−4

ascorbic acid−3

2 smaller deductions−6

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

Minimum score+8

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 · 16

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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	76.67 g	23 g
Sugars	40 g	12 g
Protein	3.33 g	1 g
Sodium	0.03 g	0.01 g

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Common questions

Is Welch's Mixed Fruit Snacks healthy?

Welch's Mixed 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. Per serving it carries 1g protein and 12g 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 Mixed Fruit Snacks?

Welch's Mixed Fruit Snacks lists 16 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 Mixed Fruit Snacks?

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

Does Welch's Mixed Fruit Snacks contain seed oils?

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

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

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

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

Has Welch's Mixed Fruit Snacks been lab tested?

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

Does Welch's Mixed Fruit Snacks contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 5.39 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Welch's Mixed Fruit Snacks. 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 Mixed Fruit Snacks contain phthalates?

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

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