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Gushers Original Blue Raspberry With Burstin' Beads Low Fat Yogurt: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Gushers

Quick answer

Lower integrity

Gushers original blue raspberry with burstin' beads low fat yogurt received a Food Integrity Score of 42 out of 100 (lower integrity). This reflects highly processed and moderate additive load. This reads more like a food-engineering project than a simple yogurt, with cultured milk buried under a crowd of sugar, starch, gums, and artificial color. Treat it as an occasional treat rather than an everyday food. Its biggest drags are the stacked texture and flavor systems and the artificial inputs, not the milk itself. Main considerations include artificial color blue #1 and artificial flavor inputs, stacked starch, gum, and alginate texture helpers, and high refined sugar load. Simpler options: Choose plain yogurt with fresh fruit instead of colored, flavored yogurt snacks; look for yogurts with milk, cultures, and fruit as the main ingredients.

Food Integrity Score 42/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Highly processed
  • Moderate additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Artificial color Blue #1 and artificial flavor inputs
  • Stacked starch, gum, and alginate texture helpers
  • High refined sugar load

Simpler options to consider

  • Choose plain yogurt with fresh fruit instead of colored, flavored yogurt snacks
  • Look for yogurts with milk, cultures, and fruit as the main ingredients

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Gushers Original Blue Raspberry With Burstin' Beads Low Fat Yogurt
Brand
Gushers
Category
Dairy (source: Yogurt)
GTIN / UPC
00070470164250
Serving size
170 g (1 container)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Original Blue Raspberry With Burstin' Beads Low Fat Yogurt

Gushers

Lower integrity

Warning Signs

Artificial flavor, Blue #1, modified corn starch, and sodium alginate show up in this yogurt-style snack, signaling heavy formulation.

Consider This

Flavor beads, gelatin, gums, starches, and sugar combine into a factory-formulated profile typical of ultra-processed snack products.

Good Substitutes

Plain full-fat yogurt with fresh raspberries and a drizzle of honey gives you the flavor without the color and texture engineering.

Overall Assessment

Lower integrity

This reads more like a food-engineering project than a simple yogurt, with cultured milk buried under a crowd of sugar, starch, gums, and artificial color. Treat it as an occasional treat rather than an everyday food. Its biggest drags are the stacked texture and flavor systems and the artificial inputs, not the milk itself.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Artificial color Blue #1 and artificial flavor inputs
  • Stacked starch, gum, and alginate texture helpers
  • High refined sugar load

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Blue #1 — Artificial color used for appearance
  • Natural flavor — Broad, undisclosed flavor components
  • Kosher gelatin — Animal-derived gelling agent
  • Modified corn starch — Chemically modified texture helper
  • Sugar — Refined sweetener

Highest concern ingredients

  • Blue #1 (8/10) — Synthetic color additive
  • Flavor beads (6/10) — Multi-part formulated sub-ingredient with gums and starch
  • Modified corn starch (6/10) — Modified starch texture helper

Better choice tips

  • Choose plain yogurt with fresh fruit instead of colored, flavored yogurt snacks.
  • Look for yogurts with milk, cultures, and fruit as the main ingredients.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

CULTURED GRADE A REDUCED FAT MILK, FLAVOR BEADS (WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PASSION FRUIT JUICE, CALCIUM LACTATE, MALIC ACID, LOCUST BEAN GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, BETA CAROTENE [FOR COLOR]), SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, KOSHER GELATIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, BLUE #1, VITAMIN A ACETATE, VITAMIN D3

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Blue #1Concern 8/10 — Higher concernColor additiveWatchlist · Additive · Higher concern

    What this is

    Color additive

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Artificial color added for appearance only.

    Additional note

    Synthetic color additive.

    Family watchlist

    Artificial color additive

  2. Flavor beadsConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Contains a stacked formulation of gums, starch, and flavors.

    Additional note

    Sub-system with starch, gums, sugar, and flavors.

    Family watchlist

    Multi-part formulated sub-ingredient

  3. Modified corn starchConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernThickenerWatchlist · Additive

    What this is

    Thickener

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Modified starches are texture-engineering inputs.

    Additional note

    Chemically modified starch used for texture.

    Family watchlist

    Modified starch texture helper

  4. Natural flavorConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Broad flavor label hides specific source components.

    Additional note

    Broad flavor category with undisclosed components.

    Family watchlist

    Vague flavor category

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  1. Kosher gelatinConcern 5/10 — Moderate concernGelling agentWatchlist · Additive

    What this is

    Gelling agent

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Animal-derived ingredient some users may want to avoid.

    Additional note

    Animal-derived gelling agent.

    Family watchlist

    Animal-derived gelling agent

  2. SugarConcern 4/10 — Mild concernSweetenerWatchlist

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Refined sugar is a major component of this product.

    Additional note

    Refined sweetener; high sugar load in product.

    Family watchlist

    Refined sweetener

  3. Vitamin A acetateConcern 2/10 — Very low concernVitamin

    What this is

    Vitamin

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Why it matters

    Added nutrient rather than a formulation helper.

    Additional note

    Synthetic vitamin fortification.

  4. Vitamin D3Concern 2/10 — Very low concernVitamin

    What this is

    Vitamin

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Why it matters

    Added nutrient rather than a formulation helper.

    Additional note

    Synthetic vitamin fortification.

  5. Cultured Grade A reduced fat milkConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Provides the base dairy and is the most recognizable component.

    Additional note

    Dairy base with cultures; category-normal processing.

This Food Integrity score estimates how close a food's ingredient profile is to a simple, recognizable, high-integrity profile. It is not a medical safety rating. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Vegetarian

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Meat/seafood ingredients (Mentions "gelatin". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "gelatin", "milk". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Gushers Original Blue Raspberry With Burstin' Beads Low Fat Yogurt highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Gushers Original Blue Raspberry With Burstin' Beads Low Fat Yogurt shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Gushers Original Blue Raspberry With Burstin' Beads Low Fat Yogurt: 24g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains cultured reduced fat milk base; Provides about 5g protein per container; Low saturated fat at 1g per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High added sugar at 24g per serving; Artificial color Blue #1 present; Fiber absent and additive-heavy flavor beads.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same dairy differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Dairy, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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