Kasugai Lychee Gummy Candy — DUMP

Name: Kasugai Lychee Gummy Candy
Brand: Kasugai

Munch or Dump rates Kasugai Lychee Gummy Candy by Kasugai DUMP — score 20/90.

Sugar candy in three forms, artificial flavor, emulsifiers and wax. The 'real fruit juice' is mostly cheap apple concentrate, not lychee.

Why this verdict

Three sweeteners up top: glucose syrup, sugar and sorbitol dominate the whole formula
'Natural AND artificial flavor' is doing the heavy lifting, not the trace lychee
Apple juice concentrate outranks lychee juice; the headline fruit is barely there
Emulsifier stack plus carnauba wax marks it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
Pure sugar load with zero fiber, protein or micronutrients

glucose syrup (moderate) — A second refined sweetener used for the caramel character; fast-absorbing sugar with no nutritional value.
Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
sorbitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol sweetener; poorly absorbed, causes bloating, gas and laxative effects in the amounts used in syrup.
Concentrated apple juice (moderate) — Cheap juice concentrate used as sweetener and filler; ranks above the lychee it's named for.
gelatin (safe) — Animal-derived protein that sets the foam; not harmful but not nutritious here.
citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness; harmless in this amount but can be rough on tooth enamel.
Pectin (safe) — Plant-based gelling agent in the fudge ribbon.
Natural and Artificial Flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed lab-made flavor blend; not harmful but a marker of an engineered product.
Concentrated Lychee Juice (safe) — The namesake fruit, but present in trace amounts below apple juice.
Potato Starch Powder (moderate) — Refined starch used as a coating/anti-stick agent.
carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax glazing agent for shine; inert in small amounts.
POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS (moderate) — Synthetic emulsifier; a marker of industrial processing.
Enzyme-Modified Lecithin (Soybeans) (moderate) — Modified soy emulsifier; processing aid, also a soy allergen.