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Hi-Chew Superfruit Mix
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free

Hi-Chew Superfruit Mix

Hi-Chew
3.17 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
0g
Protein
19g
Sugars
0mg
Sodium
60
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Hi-Chew Superfruit Mix is a small-format, brightly packaged pouch of intensely chewy fruit-flavored candy that you'll usually find on the candy aisle, checkout endcaps, or near seasonal impulse displays beside gummy candies and single-serve chocolate bars. It fits impulse buys for movie nights, road trips, back-to-school snack packs, and party bowls. The brand positions itself as playful and energetic, borrowing nostalgia from long-lived Asian candy traditions while marketing to kids, teens, and young adults who want a bold, long-lasting chew and shareable flavor. Packaging leans kid-friendly and colorful, with claims like no colors from synthetic sources and visible chia-seed coating that create a mild “natural” halo despite the candy’s manufactured ingredients; there is no organic certification. In plain language, this is a factory-made confection with multiple refined sugars, fats, emulsifiers, and flavor systems designed for consistency and shelf stability. Sensory notes: each piece has a glossy, slightly tacky exterior dotted with crunchy chia seeds, followed by a dense, resilient chew that releases a concentrated, fruity aroma of mixed berries and tropical notes in two layers as marketed. The ritual is slow chewing and savoring, splitting pieces to share, or stashing in a bag for a quick sweet hit. The 3.17 oz pouch is portable and resealable on some varieties, encouraging on-the-go consumption. Overall, Hi-Chew Superfruit Mix sits squarely in the fun, indulgent confection category in American grocery culture—visually natural cues meet engineered flavor and texture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 6.0
Servings per Container: 3
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3g4%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate26g9%
Total Sugars19g
Added Sugars19g38%
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

Glucose, Syrup,, Sugar,, Vegetable, Oil, (Hydrogenated, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Palm, Kernel, Oil),, Less, than, 2%, of, Gelatin,, Chia, Seeds,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavors,, Citric, Acid,, Malic, Acid,, Fruit, Juice, Concentrate, (Color),, Vegetable, Juice, Concentrate, (Color),, Kiwi, Puree,, Maltodextrin,, Apple, Juice, Concentrate,, Dragon, Fruit, Juice,, Sucrose, Fatty, Acid, Esters,, Sorbitan, Monostearate,, Acai, Extract,, Honey,, Purple, Carrot, Juice, Concentrate, (Color),, Soy, Lecithin..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Sucrose Fatty Acid Esters - Processed emulsifier
  • Sorbitan Monostearate - Processed emulsifier
  • Color - 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?

This product is ultraprocessed: it contains multiple refined sugars, glucose syrup, hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers, artificial flavors, and texturizing agents typical of NOVA group 4. The ingredients are industrially formulated to create texture, long shelf life, and intense flavor rather than whole-food preparation.

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Common Questions about Hi-Chew Superfruit Mix

The Superfruit Mix can be a fun and tasty treat, but it's not exactly what you'd call a health food. With 19 grams of added sugars per serving, it’s definitely on the sweeter side, which might not be ideal if you're looking to limit sugar intake. Think of it as more of an occasional indulgence rather than a daily staple.

Perfect For

movie-night
road-trip
back-to-school

Vibe:

indulgentnostalgicadventurous
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