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Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot Variety Pack
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot Variety Pack

Fruit by the Foot
9 oz
Available at Foodtown
80
Calories
0g
Protein
10g
Sugars
50mg
Sodium
91
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Store placement: You’ll find Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot Variety Pack in the snack aisle or the children’s snacks section of American supermarkets, shelved near fruit snacks, fruit rolls, gummy candy and lunchbox staples. Occasions: This product lives in back-to-school shopping lists, road-trip snack piles, and as an impulse grab for movie nights or after-school treats. Brand positioning: Betty Crocker trades on decades of kitchen-brand nostalgia while marketing toward parents and kids; bright, playful packaging and a familiar logo frame the product as a fun, kid-focused treat rather than a health food. Label characteristics: The box leans on colorful kid branding and may imply fruit content through the name and inclusion of pear puree concentrate, plus a small vitamin C addition, but it carries artificial colors (Red 40, Blue 1) and has no organic certification or “all-natural” guarantee. Processing context: This is a highly processed, shelf-stable confection made from refined sugars, syrups, starches and multiple emulsifiers and stabilizers. Sensory details: Each roll is a thin, pliable ribbon with a chewy, slightly tacky texture and intensely sweet, artificially bright fruit flavors that come in tie-dye or strawberry variants; the ritual is tactile and playful—kids peel and unroll the strip, tear it up or share bites straight from the plastic individual wrapper. Packaging is lightweight plastic within a small 9 oz display box, designed for convenience and portability rather than long-term nutrition. In American grocery culture it’s a nostalgic, convenience-driven snack that signals fun and reward more than wholesomeness.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 12
Calories80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium50mg2%
Total Carbohydrate17g6%
Total Sugars10g
Added Sugars9g18%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Berry, Tie-Dye:, Sugar,, Maltodextrin,, Corn, Syrup,, Pear, Puree, Concentrate,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil., Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Carrageenan,, Citric, Acid,, Monoglycerides,, Sodium, Citrate,, Acetylated, Monoglycerides,, Malic, Acid,, Xanthan, Gum,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Locust, Bean, Gum,, Potassium, Citrate,, Natural, Flavor,, Color, (Red, 40,, Blue, 1)., Strawberry, Tie-Dye:, Sugar,, Maltodextrin,, Corn, Syrup,, Pear, Puree, Concentrate,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil., Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Carrageenan,, Citric, Acid,, Monoglycerides,, Sodium, Citrate,, Acetylated, Monoglycerides,, Malic, Acid,, Xanthan, Gum,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Locust, Bean, Gum,, Potassium, Citrate,, Natural, Flavor,, Red, 40..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm and/or Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Acetylated Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product contains a long list of industrial ingredients (refined sugars, maltodextrin, corn syrup), additives (emulsifiers, stabilizers), and artificial colors/flavors, consistent with NOVA Group 4 ultraprocessed foods. It is a shelf-stable, reformulated product created from substances extracted and synthesized rather than minimally processed whole foods.

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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot Variety Pack

The Fruit by the Foot packs a sugary punch, with 10 grams of sugar per serving, which is quite a bit for a snack. While it can be a fun treat for kids or a nostalgic indulgence for adults, it's not exactly a health food. Think of it as an occasional sweet escape rather than a daily staple.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

nostalgicconvenientplayfulindulgent
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