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Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups Variety Pack
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups Variety Pack

Fruit Roll-Ups
5 oz
Available at Foodtown
50
Calories
0g
Protein
7g
Sugars
55mg
Sodium
126
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups Variety Pack (5 oz) is a brightly packaged, shelf-stable kids' snack that you’ll find in the candy and snacks aisle near fruit snacks, gummy candies, lunchbox treats, and seasonal novelty candies. The small box of individually wrapped, colorful fruit-flavored strips is aimed at parents looking for portable, mess-free sweets and children drawn to vivid colors and playful branding. It fits naturally into quick-run grocery trips for lunchbox stocking, convenience buys before road trips or outings, and impulse purchases near checkout. The brand leans on nostalgia and family-friendly positioning — evocative of classroom trades, after-school treats and 1990s snacking culture — and is marketed to parents as a fun, convenient snack while targeting kids with bold type, cartoon-style art, and promises of “fun” flavors. The label carries kid-appeal elements rather than health claims: there may be statements like “made with real fruit puree” or added vitamin C, plus the ubiquitous “natural flavor,” but there is no organic certification and the product is not positioned as health food. In plain terms, this is a highly processed, industrially formulated candy-like snack made from sweeteners, fruit puree, starches, oils, emulsifiers and synthetic colors and acids. Sensory details: each strip is glossy, chewy and slightly tacky, with an elastic, gummy texture and an intense, artificially fruity sweetness. The ritual is tactile and social — unwrapping a strip, stretching and folding it, sticking it to a tongue or sandwiching it into a lunchbox — all delivered in thin plastic film packaging that emphasizes convenience and portioned fun.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 10
Calories50
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium55mg2%
Total Carbohydrate12g4%
Total Sugars7g
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

Blue, Razzberry:, Corn, Syrup,, Sugar,, Pear, Puree,, Maltodextrin,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil., Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Citric, Acid,, Sodium, Citrate,, Monoglycerides,, Fruit, Pectin,, Malic, Acid,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Natural, Flavor,, Color, (Red, 40,, Yellows, 5, &, 6,, Blue, 1)., Strawberry, Blast:, Corn, Syrup,, Sugar,, Pear, Puree,, Maltodextrin,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil., Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Citric, Acid,, Sodium, Citrate,, Monoglycerides,, Fruit, Pectin,, Malic, Acid,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Natural, Flavor,, Color, (Red, 40,, Yellows, 5, &, 6,, Blue, 1)., Tropical, Tie-Dye:, Corn, Syrup,, Sugar,, Pear, Puree,, Maltodextrin,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil., Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Citric, Acid,, Sodium, Citrate,, Monoglycerides,, Fruit, Pectin,, Malic, Acid,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Natural, Flavor,, Color, (Red, 40,, Yellows, 5, &, 6,, Blue, 1)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm and/or Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - 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?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (corn syrup, maltodextrin, palm oil), additives (colors, flavors, emulsifiers, acids) and is an engineered, shelf-stable candy-like product, consistent with NOVA Group 4 ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups Variety Pack

When it comes to the Variety Pack, 'healthy' can be pretty subjective. These fruity snacks are low in calories and gluten-free, which is great if you're looking for a quick treat. However, they do contain corn syrup and added sugars, so if you're watching your sugar intake, you might want to enjoy them in moderation.

Perfect For

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road-trip
movie-night

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