A pressure group have come to the conclusion that five out of six processed fruit snacks contain more sugar than a packet of sweets.
Parents have been buying fruit snacks, such as fruit leathers, flakes, rolls and chews, under the misconception that these snacks are a more healthy alternative to a packet of Haribo, due to what has been informed to them on the labelling of the packaging. In fact, these fruit snacks contain more sugar than Haribo.
The analysis carried out by the campaign also found that many snacks, including Tesco’s Yogurt Coated Strawberry Fruit Bites and Whitworths Sunny Coated Custard Raisins, are more than two thirds sugar.
