Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit: Nutrition & Labelgrade C (61/100)

The short answer

Welch’s Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit delivers 0g of protein and 44.9 calories per 1 POUCH (USDA FDC 2054768). Per 100g that’s 0g of protein; per oz, 0g. The Labelgrade is C (61 / 100): Very low saturated fat and very low sodium.

Why this Labelgrade

Why the grade looks generous

A C next to a bag of candy deserves an explanation, because it is the single most misleading thing on this page. The Labelgrade scores six dimensions, and for a fruit snack four of them are scored almost entirely on absence: there’s no saturated fat (A+), almost no sodium (A+), and the calories are low simply because the pouch is tiny. Three-quarters of the card is rewarding Welch’s for not containing things a gummy was never going to contain in the first place. The number that should drive your decision — sugar — bottoms out at an F, and even that single failing grade can’t drag the average below a C: 7g of sugar in an 11g pouch means roughly two-thirds of the bite is sugar by weight.

So read the grade in reverse. The C is not telling you this is good food; it’s telling you it’s an unobjectionable small candy — nothing toxic, nothing to fear, just sugar and flavor in a fun format. That’s a real and useful thing to know. But the same C would mislead anyone who reads it as “61% as good as broccoli.” A fruit snack and a vegetable land in different universes that this 0–100 scale, designed mostly to rank protein foods against each other, simply isn’t built to separate. When the grade and your common sense disagree about a bag of gummies, trust your common sense.

”Made with real fruit” — what the audit actually shows

The front of the box leans on made with real fruit, and the ingredient list backs the literal claim: fruit puree (grape, peach, orange, strawberry, raspberry) is the lead ingredient, and there’s Concord grape juice from concentrate further down. So Welch’s isn’t lying. But two things turn a true statement into a misleading impression.

First, the fruit arrives pre-processed into its sweetest, fiber-free form. Puree and juice concentrate are fruit with the structure broken down and, in the case of concentrate, the water boiled off so the sugar is denser. The 4-ish grams of fiber that a whole peach or a handful of grapes would carry — the part that actually makes fruit filling and slows the sugar — are gone. Second, the very next ingredients are corn syrup and sugar, added on top of the fruit’s own concentrated sugars, and gelatin is what sets the whole thing into a chewable gummy. That formula — fruit-flavored base, two added sweeteners, a gelling agent, a wax coat, and added colors — is the recipe for candy, not for a fruit cup. “Made with real fruit” is accurate the same way “made with real potatoes” is accurate on a potato chip: the source is genuine; the product is not the source.

How it compares

Scope

This page covers Welch’s Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit (11 oz/312 g), UPC 034856522041, as represented in USDA Branded Foods FDC 2054768. Welch’s sells multiple variants in this product line — other sizes, flavors, or fat levels may have different macros and Labelgrade scores. Manufacturers periodically reformulate; always cross-reference the actual package label, especially if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.

Ingredients (from the USDA Branded Foods entry)

FRUIT PUREE (GRAPE, PEACH, ORANGE, STRAWBERRY, AND RASPBERRY), CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GELATIN, CONCORD GRAPE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, SODIUM CITRATE, COCONUT OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, ANNATTO (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), RED 40, AND BLUE 1.

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Scope: This page applies specifically to Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit (11 oz/312 g) · UPC 034856522041. Other sizes, flavors, or formulations may differ.