Fruit by the Foot
Fruit by the Foot by Betty Crocker has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.8 out of 5, 0.68 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.68 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Snacks / Gummies
How This Score Is Built
Fruit by the Foot draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 6 of its 6 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Fruit by the Foot sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.8 Top 16% higher than 84% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
pear puree concentrate, sugar, maltodextrin, corn syrup, palm oil,contains 2% or less of: carrageenan, citric acid, sodium citrate, monoglycerides, acetylated monoglycerides, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), malic acid, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, color (black carrot juice and turmeric extract), natural strawberry flavor, potassium citrate berry blast ingredients: pear puree concentrate, sugar, maltodextrin, corn syrup, palm oil, contains 2% or less of: carrageenan, citric acid, sodium citrate, monoglycerides, color (black carrot and blueberry juice), acetylated monoglycerides, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), malic acid, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, potassium citrate, natural berry flavor, dist, by general mills sales, inc,, minneapolis, mn 55440 usa gluten free partially produced with genetic engineering leam more at ask,generalmills,com
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Fruit by the Foot: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.8/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 6.
Product Details
- Brand
- Betty Crocker
- Barcode
- 0016000468177
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Fruit by the Foot's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.8/5, Fruit by the Foot sits ahead of 84% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.68 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Fruit by the Foot's 4.8/5 score be read?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.8/5 average places Fruit by the Foot in the Generally Safe tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.