Gushers Tropical
Gushers Tropical by Gushers,General Mills Sales Inc,General Mills has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.6 out of 5, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Snacks / Sweet snacks / Confectioneries / Candies / Gummi candies
How This Score Is Built
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 7 of 7 ingredients tracked for Gushers Tropical have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where Gushers Tropical sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.6 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Corn Syrup, Sugar, Pear Puree, Modified Corn Starch, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Palm Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Glycerin, Grape Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Monoglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Potassium Citrate, Agar-Agar, Xanthan Gum, Color (red 40, blue 1, yellows 5 & 6).
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Gushers Tropical: 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: 4.6/5.
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- Betty Crocker Key Lime Mousse Chilled Treats 4 Count Δ 0.0 pts · General Mills 4.6/59 additives
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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Product Details
- Barcode
- 0016000147324
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Big Y
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gushers Tropical above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Gushers Tropical's 4.6/5 average puts it in the safer 81%, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Gushers Tropical's 4.6/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Gushers Tropical's mapped ingredients average out to 4.6/5, which is 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.