Mixed Fruit Gummies — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Mixed Fruit Gummies by Candy Crush DUMP — score 20/90.
Sugar and corn syrup with a stack of four artificial dyes and artificial flavor. This is dyed sugar in fruit shapes, not fruit.
Why this verdict
- Sugar and corn syrup are the #1 and #2 ingredients - a pure added-sugar hit
- Four artificial dyes (Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40) linked to hyperactivity concerns in kids
- Four distinct sweeteners (sugar, corn syrup, grape concentrate, sorbitol) stacked together
- Artificial flavor and carnauba wax - ultra-processed NOVA 4, not real food
- Zero fiber, protein, or vitamins; empty sugar calories
Ingredients (12)
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
- white grape juice from concentrate (moderate) — Sounds fruity but is really concentrated fruit sugar with no fiber - a third sweetener.
- gelatin (safe) — Animal-derived setting agent in the marshmallows; benign but makes it non-vegetarian.
- citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness and preservation; safe in these amounts.
- sorbitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol used as a humectant; can cause GI upset in quantity.
- Natural & Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Lab-made flavoring standing in for real black cherry and cream — no actual fruit or dairy.
- carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to give the pellet its hard glossy shell. Inert coating, not nutrition.
- FD&C Blue #1 (concerning) — Second synthetic petroleum dye, purely cosmetic with the same artificial-color concerns.
- Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (concerning) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye linked to hyperactivity in sensitive children. Purely cosmetic.
- yellow 6 (concerning) — Synthetic azo dye; cosmetic only, flagged for behavioral effects in sensitive kids.
- red 40 (concerning) — A petroleum-derived artificial dye linked to hyperactivity in children; purely cosmetic.