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| Amount Per 10 pieces | |||
| Calories | 80 Kcal (335 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 0 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 0g | 0% | |
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| Sodium | 5mg | 0% | |
| Total Carbs | 19g | 6% | |
| Sugars | 13g | 52% | |
| Protein | 1g | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 60mg | 100% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 1.6, PointsPlus: 2, SmartPoints: 4
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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3 tsp of sugars per serving
This includes both naturally occurring and added sugars.According to the USDA, every man woman and child in the US consumes approximately 80 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year! That works out to 25 tsp of sugars per day, or 400 extra calories!
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Contains controversial artificial colors
Once upon a time, there were no food colorings. Then folks figured out that food looks better and sells more when it can be enlivened through dyes. For most of food history, the dyes were from natural sources beet juice for red, turmeric for yellow,etc. However, in the quest to increase color intensity and lower manufacturing costs, cheap artificial dyes were introduced to market.Unfortunately they pose a risk for hyperactivity in children, cancer, and allergic reactions.
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Highly Processed!
This product is highly processed. If you'll take a look at its ingredient list, you'll discover new words to add to your vocabulary. Many of theses ingredients are required to increase the shelf life of the product and improve the flavor that disappears when food is not fresh.
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Serving size very small
The calories in this product are low because the serving size is much smaller than the FDA standard of 30 grams for fruit snacks.
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Contains artificial flavors. Learn why
Companies add artificial flavors to products to make them taste better. They are created in a lab and the formulations are guarded as trade secrets. Flavorings can compensate for flavor loss during processing, substitute for ingredients, lower production costs and increase shelf stability. Artificial flavorings are cheaper to source than natural flavors and are perceived as "worse" than natural flavors. They are more stable (and usually less chemically complex) than natural flavors.Artificial flavors are not necessarily bad for you from a health perspective. however, people with food sensitivities or allergies may want to avoid artificial flavors if they are unnamed. You can always contact the manufacturer for more information.
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Juice Concentrate = Fruit Sugar
No added sugar! No added sugar! No ADDED sugar!!!Except that this product is made with fruit juice concentrate, aka, fruit sugar.Do you consider corn syrup a vegetable? Then why should you consider fruit juice concentrate to be a fruit?Fruit juice concentrate, when put into fruit snacks, adds tons of sugar and no significant vitamins. Stick with fruit snacks that have no fruit juice concentrate, no sugar and no corn syrup.And if all else fails, try an actual fruit . . .
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
4%
of RDI* (80 calories) 2400 g
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Cal: 4 %
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Fat: 0 %
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Carb: 6.3 %
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Prot: 2 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (95%)
- Protein (5%)
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