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Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers Value Pack
Snacks, Chips & Dips
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Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers Value Pack

Gushers
16 oz
Available at Foodtown
80
Calories
0g
Protein
10g
Sugars
40mg
Sodium
109
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers Value Pack is a brightly packaged, candy-style fruit snack that you’d spot in the supermarket snack aisle, often shelved beside other fruit snacks, squeeze pouches, lunchbox treats, and kid-oriented cereals. The 16-ounce value bag is sized for family households, party platters, or bulk grab-and-go shopping, and sometimes appears on endcaps or near checkout in smaller bags. Gushers trade on playful, colorful branding and nostalgic appeal: a legacy baking brand name applied to a sweet, novelty product aimed at children and parents stocking school lunches or planning birthday parties. Packaging features glossy imagery of fruit and vivid gel-like colors, and may highlight fruit puree or added vitamin C, giving a mild health-halo despite its candy identity; there is no organic certification and the label mixes 'natural and artificial flavor' claims with obvious artificial colors. Sensory experience is defined by a soft, gummy exterior and a syrupy liquid center that 'gushes' when bitten, delivering a burst of concentrated sweet-tart flavor and an intensely colored mouthfeel. Typical use is casual and social—tossed into lunchboxes, served at sleepovers, packed for road trips, or offered during movie nights or game-day snack spreads. In plain terms, this is an industrially manufactured, highly processed confection: built from syrups, modified starches, emulsifiers, flavorings, and colorants to create a consistent, long-shelf-life product focused on fun, convenience, and flavor rather than whole-food nutrition.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 20
Calories80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium40mg2%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Total Sugars10g
Added Sugars10g20%
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

Tropical:, Tropical, Ingredients:, Corn, Syrup,, Sugar,, Pear, Puree,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Fructose,, Maltodextrin,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Cottonseed, Oil,, Glycerin,, Grape, Juice, Concentrate,, Citric, Acid,, Carrageenan,, Monoglycerides,, Sodium, Citrate,, Malic, Acid,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Potassium, Citrate,, Agar-Agar,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Xanthan, Gum,, Color, (Red, 40,, Blue, 1,, Yellows, 5, &, 6)., Strawberry:, Strawberry, Ingredients:, Corn, Syrup,, Sugar,, Pear, Puree,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Fructose,, Maltodextrin,, Palm, and/or, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Cottonseed, Oil,, Glycerin,, Grape, Juice, Concentrate,, Citric, Acid,, Carrageenan,, Monoglycerides,, Sodium, Citrate,, Malic, Acid,, Vitamin, C, (Ascorbic, Acid),, Potassium, Citrate,, Agar-Agar,, Natural, Flavor,, Red, 40,, Xanthan, Gum..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Cottonseed Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - 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, modified starch, emulsifiers, artificial colors and flavors) and is formulated and packaged as a ready-to-eat confection, fitting the ultra-processed category.

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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers Value Pack

Well, it really depends on how you define 'healthy.' Gushers are definitely a fun treat, but they do have added sugars and artificial colors. If you're looking for a snack that's lower in sugar or more nutrient-dense, you might want to consider other options.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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