WHAT'S IN WELCH'S FRUIT 'N YOGURT SNACKS?
WELCH’S FRUIT ’N YOGURT SNACKS — FAR FROM HOMEMADE™
Information updated August 2023
Welch’s Fruit ’n Yogurt Snacks Blueberry-Acai is owned by Promotion in Motion, Inc.
OWNER PROMOTION IN MOTION SUGGESTS THIS WELCH’S SNACK IS MADE WITH WHOLE FRESH BLUEBERRIES AND AÇAI BERRIES. On the package front, whole fresh Blueberries and Açai Berries are shown falling into white liquid. (Source for ingredients: Promotion in Motion Welch’s Fruit Snacks Web site 8/23)
On the package front and on the Web site, the Welch’s snacks are described as, “made with Real Fruit Surrounded by Creamy Yogurt.”
Q: Do the Welch’s Web site and package visuals and product description make you think the center is 100% made from 100% fruit?
On the Web site, there is a visual of fresh, whole Blueberries and Açai Berries moving on the side of the page:
THE “MADE WITH REAL FRUIT” CENTER CONTAINS 14-15 INGREDIENTS: The Welch’s center contains four fruits combined with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor and Added Colors. (Source for ingredients: Promotion in Motion Welch’s Fruit Snacks Web site 8/23)
There are multiple ingredients Not In Kitchen™ in these Promotion in Motion-owned Welch’s Fruit ’n Yogurt Snacks >> these are commercial items which are not in our home kitchens like modifiers, preservatives, fortification, natural flavor and emulsifiers. Ingredients such as Modified Corn Starch, Titanium Dioxide, Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin and Carnauba Wax.
Citric Acid and Ascorbic Acid are both FDA-recognized Chemical Preservatives. (Source: U.S. FDA 2023)
BLUEBERRY COMES IN THIRD: Blueberries are not the primary fruit in these Welch’s snacks >> in the fruit center, there is more Grape and Pear than Blueberry or Açai.
SUGARS ARE THE PRIMARY CONSTITUENT IN THESE WELCH’S SNACKS. There are seven sources of Sugar in these flavored snacks >> four are naturally-occurring in the fruit and there is also Added Sugar and Corn Syrup in the fruit center plus Added Sugar in the coating.
One 51g serving has 27 grams of Added Sugar >> that’s more Added Sugar than the American Heart Association recommends for a child for an entire day. (Source: AHA 2023)
Only four grams of the total Sugar (31 grams) is naturally-occurring Sugar from the fruits . . . the other 27 grams are Added Sugar. (Source for Welch’s nutritional information: Promotion In Motion Welch’s Fruit Snacks Web site 8/23)
SUGAR IS THE FIRST INGREDIENT IN THE WELCH’S COATING. Ingredients are always listed in descending order of amount, so Sugar is the #1 ingredient in the Promotion in Motion-owned Welch’s coating.
Palm Kernel Oil is the second ingredient in Welch’s yogurt coating.
Q: Would you ever expect to find Palm Kernel Oil in yogurt?
WHEY: The Welch’s snacks contain Whey Powder and Cultured Whey >> Whey is the watery part of milk left after the formation of curds.
CARNAUBA WAX: Carnauba Wax is the type of wax we put on the outside of cars to protect them. In these Welch’s snacks, the Carnauba Wax makes the outside shiny and helps the coating adhere to the sugared-corn syruped-colored-and-flavored fruit center.
CONFECTIONER’S GLAZE (LAC-RESIN) IS MADE WITH RESIN FROM BUGS. Enough said. If you want to read more about this Far From Homemade Welch’s Fruit Snack ingredient, click here to Wikipedia:
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