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Gushers Watermelon And Sour Apple Fruit Flavored Snacks: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Gushers

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Gushers watermelon and sour apple fruit flavored snacks received a Longevity Score of 12 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Mostly corn syrup and sugar with refined starches, seed-oil and palm oil, and artificial dyes; very low nutrient density. Strengths include low sodium per serving and a small amount of pear puree, while main considerations include 14g sugar per serving, mostly added sugars, corn syrup and sugar lead the ingredient list, and artificial colors red 40, yellow 5, blue 1.

Longevity Score 12/100

What helped the score?

  • Low sodium per serving
  • Contains a small amount of pear puree

What held the score back?

  • 14g sugar per serving, mostly added sugars
  • Corn syrup and sugar lead the ingredient list
  • Artificial colors Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Gushers Watermelon And Sour Apple Fruit Flavored Snacks
Brand
Gushers
Category
Snacks
GTIN / UPC
00016000226616
Serving size
31 g (12 pieces)
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

Gushers

Watermelon And Sour Apple Fruit Flavored Snacks

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Mostly corn syrup and sugar with refined starches, seed-oil and palm oil, and artificial dyes; very low nutrient density.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Added Sugar

14g added sugar

28% DV

Artificial Colors

Red 40

Added Sweetener

Corn syrup

Contains Seed Oils

Palm and/or palm kernel oil

Whole Foods

Pear puree (minor), White grape…

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Low sodium per serving
  • Contains a small amount of pear puree

Key Concerns

  • 14g sugar per serving, mostly added sugars
  • Corn syrup and sugar lead the ingredient list
  • Artificial colors Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1
  • Refined starches and palm/cottonseed oils, no fiber or protein

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Pear puree (minor)White grape juice concentrate (minor)

Processing signals

Modified corn starchMaltodextrinGlycerinMultiple stabilizers and gelling agents

Additives

CarrageenanMonoglyceridesXanthan gumAgar-agarSodium citratePotassium citrateMalic acidCitric acidNatural flavor

Seed oils

Palm and/or palm kernel oilCottonseed oil

Artificial colors

Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1

Added sweeteners

Corn syrupSugarFructose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Pear Puree, Modified Corn Starch, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Palm and/or Palm Kernel Oil. Contains 2% or less of: Cottonseed Oil, Citric Acid, Glycerin, White Grape Juice Concentrate, Carrageenan, Monoglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Agar-Agar, Xanthan Gum, Color (red 40, yellow 5, blue 1).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

110

6% DV

Total Carbs

25g

9% DV

Protein

0g

0% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

25g

9% DV

Sugar

14g

Added Sugar

14g

28% DV

Total Fat

1.5g

2% DV

Sodium

55mg

2% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

0.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1106% DV
Total Carbs25g9% DV
Protein0g0% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs25g9% DV
Sugar14g—
Added Sugar14g28% DV
Total Fat1.5g2% DV
Sodium55mg2% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat0.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

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: Higher net carbs (25g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (1g)

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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: Lower protein (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • 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: Higher sugar (14g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (14g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

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

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (14g of 25g carbs)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

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. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Gushers Watermelon And Sour Apple Fruit Flavored Snacks highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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 Watermelon And Sour Apple Fruit Flavored Snacks shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Gushers Watermelon And Sour Apple Fruit Flavored Snacks: 14g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Corn syrup, Sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Low sodium per serving; Contains a small amount of pear puree.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: 14g sugar per serving, mostly added sugars; Corn syrup and sugar lead the ingredient list; Artificial colors Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Snacks, 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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