vitafusion Power C Vitamin C Gummies — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates vitafusion Power C Vitamin C Gummies by vitafusion ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A vitamin C gummy whose first two ingredients are glucose syrup and sucrose. You're chewing candy with a dose of vitamin C bolted on.

Why this verdict

• Glucose syrup and sucrose are the top two ingredients, ahead of the vitamin
• Two distinct refined sweeteners stacked together = engineered sweetness
• It's candy with vitamin C added, not a clean supplement
• Coated and texturized with beeswax, gelatine and fractionated coconut oil

Ingredients (11)

• glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
• sucrose (concerning) — Plain added table sugar layered on top of the sugar alcohols and sucralose.
• Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
• gelatine (safe) — Animal-derived gelling protein; makes it a jelly and not vegan/vegetarian.
• BEESWAX (safe) — Polishing/coating agent so the gummies don't stick; benign.
• citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
• Color (annatto extract) (safe) — Natural plant-based orange color; a genuinely cleaner choice than synthetic dyes.
• Fractionated coconut oil (moderate) — Refined oil fraction used as a coating; minor but it's a processed fat, not whole food.
• Lactic Acid (safe) — A mild acid for flavor and preservation; safe.
• Natural flavour (moderate) — Undefined flavouring - a processing marker with no nutritional value.
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (safe) — Genuine fortification.