Mixed Fruit Gummies — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Mixed Fruit Gummies by Candy Crush DUMP — score 17/90.

Candy branded after a game about crushing candy, made by a company with the straight-faced name 'Healthy Food Brands.' It's sugar, corn syrup, sorbitol, and grape juice concentrate — four sweeteners deep — painted with four petroleum dyes. The only fruit here is in the font.

Why this verdict

• Four sweetener sources stacked: sugar, corn syrup, sorbitol, and grape juice concentrate
• Four artificial dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1) — the colors flagged in the Southampton hyperactivity study
• The 'fruit' flavor comes from natural & artificial flavorings, not fruit
• Standard industrial gummy chassis: gelatin, citric acid, carnauba wax
• Zero redeeming nutrition — no fiber, no protein worth counting, no vitamins

Ingredients (12)

• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
• white grape juice from concentrate (moderate) — Sounds fruity but is really concentrated fruit sugar with no fiber - a third sweetener.
• gelatin (moderate) — Animal-derived binder for the frosting; makes the product non-vegetarian.
• citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
• sorbitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol used as a humectant; can cause GI upset in quantity.
• Natural & Artificial Flavors (caution) — Synthetic flavoring system.
• carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to keep the bears from sticking.
• FD&C Blue #1 (avoid) — Petroleum-derived synthetic dye used purely for color.
• Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (caution) — Synthetic petroleum-derived dye linked to hyperactivity sensitivity in some children.
• yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.
• red 40 (avoid) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye with no purpose in a brown chocolate product; a decisive negative.