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Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, Reduced Sugar
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, Reduced Sugar

Ocean Spray
5 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
0g
Protein
12g
Sugars
0mg
Sodium
10g
Fiber
17
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, Reduced Sugar (5 oz) is a resealable pouch of chewy, glossy dried cranberries pitched as a lower-sugar alternative to the original Craisins. You'd find it in the dried fruit/snack aisle near nuts, trail mixes, baking raisins, and granola — often shelved alongside other packaged snack fruits and salad toppers. It fits into quick grocery runs for lunchbox fillers, road-trip snack stashes, holiday-baking lists, or weeknight salad- and oatmeal-boost shopping trips. The brand positioning leans family-friendly and mainstream American pantry culture: a legacy cranberry brand promising bold tart flavor with modern health-forward tweaks ("50% less sugar"), marketed to parents, busy professionals, and home bakers who want convenience and flavor without the original sugar load. Packaging cues include bright branding, a resealable pouch for freshness, and label claims such as "No artificial flavors or preservatives," "peanut-free," and "gluten-free," but no organic certification. Kid-friendly imagery and snack-focused copy aim to create a wholesome, portable snack impression. In simple processing terms, the product is a reformulated dried fruit snack that uses added fiber and sweeteners and processing aids to reduce sugar and maintain texture. Sensory details: each piece is pliable and slightly sticky, with a concentrated tart-sweet cranberry tang and a chewy, pleasantly dense bite; glycerin and soluble corn fiber help keep fruit moist and plump. Rituals include spooning into oatmeal, folding into cookie dough, topping salads, or snacking straight from the pouch between errands.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.25 cup
Servings per Container: 3.5
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate33g12%
Dietary Fiber10g36%
Total Sugars12g
Added Sugars8g16%
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

Cranberries,, soluble, corn, fiber,, cane, sugar,, glycerin,, sucralose., Refined, sunflower, oil, is, used, as, a, processing, aid.

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

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 industrial ingredients and additives (soluble corn fiber, glycerin, sucralose) and is reformulated and processed to alter the original fruit, placing it in the ultraprocessed NOVA 4 category.

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Common Questions about Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, Reduced Sugar

The reduced sugar Craisins can be a fun snack option, especially if you're looking for something fruity. They pack a decent amount of fiber (10g per serving), which can help keep you feeling full. However, they do contain added sugars and artificial sweeteners, so if you're watching those, it’s worth keeping in mind.

Perfect For

back-to-school
holiday-baking
road-trip
meal-prep-sunday

Vibe:

convenientwholesomeindulgent
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