Haribo Gold Bears Nutrition. The original gummy sweet broken down For Kids.

Each Haribo Gold Bear weighs approximately 2g and contains 0.9g of free sugar. Ten bears contain 9g of free sugar, which is 47% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 38% for a child aged 7 to 10. A standard 200g bag contains approximately 100 bears and 90g of free sugar, more than three times the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10.

Per bear: 0.9g free sugar, 7 kcal, less than 0.01g salt, 2g weight. Per 5 bears: 4.5g free sugar, 35 kcal. Per 10 bears: 9g free sugar, 70 kcal. Per 20 bears: 18g free sugar, 140 kcal. Per full 200g bag: 90g free sugar, 700 kcal. All sugar counts as free sugar under NHS guidelines.

Per sweet, yes. At 0.9g of free sugar per bear, Gold Bears are slightly lower than Starmix at 1.1g per sweet and Tangfastics at 1.4g per sweet. However the smaller size means children tend to eat more of them in a sitting, so the total consumed is often similar. A handful of 20 Gold Bears contains 18g of free sugar, which is 75% of the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10.

Haribo Gold Bears come in five flavours: raspberry (red), strawberry (green), pineapple (clear/white), lemon (yellow) and orange (orange). All five flavours are made from synthetic flavourings. None of the vitamins, fibre or other nutrients present in real raspberries, strawberries, pineapple, lemon or oranges are present in Gold Bears. Every colour contains the same amount of sugar, calories and salt.

The NHS recommends no more than 19g of free sugar per day for children aged 4 to 6, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 30g for anyone aged 11 and over. These limits apply only to free sugars and do not include sugars naturally present in whole fruit, vegetables or milk. Every gram of sugar in Haribo Gold Bears counts as free sugar.

A child aged 4 to 6 with a daily free sugar limit of 19g would reach their entire daily limit at approximately 21 bears. A child aged 7 to 10 with a limit of 24g would reach their limit at approximately 27 bears. These figures assume no other free sugar has been consumed during the day, which is rarely the case as children typically consume free sugar from cereals, drinks and other snacks throughout the day.

Each Haribo Gold Bear contains approximately 7 calories. Five bears contain 35 calories, ten bears contain 70 calories, twenty bears contain 140 calories and a full 200g bag contains approximately 700 calories. At 7 calories per bear the individual count appears low, but a full bag delivers 700 calories, which is 50% of the daily energy needs of a child aged 4 to 6.

Salt content in Haribo Gold Bears is negligible, less than 0.01g per bear. A full 200g bag contains a trivial amount of salt, well within NHS daily limits for all age groups. The NHS recommends a maximum of 3g per day for children aged 4 to 6 and 5g for ages 7 to 10. Salt is not a nutritional concern with this product. Free sugar content is the primary consideration.

The main ingredients in Haribo Gold Bears are glucose syrup, sugar, gelatine, dextrose, citric acid and fruit and plant concentrates for colouring and flavouring. The glucose syrup and sugar are both free sugars under NHS guidelines. Gelatine means the product is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. There is no real fruit content despite the fruit-inspired flavours and colours.

No. Haribo Gold Bears contain gelatine, which is derived from animal collagen. The product is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. Haribo produces some vegetarian-friendly sweets under separate product lines, but standard Gold Bears are not among them. Always check the current packaging for the most up-to-date ingredient information.

Haribo Gold Bears are made from glucose syrup, sugar and gelatine. There is no whole fruit content and no fibre. Under NHS guidelines, free sugars include all added sugars. Glucose syrup and added sugar both count in full. Unlike whole fruit where sugar is contained within plant cell walls, gummy sweets have no fibre to slow sugar absorption into the bloodstream.

A full 200g bag of Haribo Gold Bears contains approximately 90g of free sugar across around 100 bears. This is more than three times the daily free sugar limit for a child aged 7 to 10 (24g) and more than four times the limit for a child aged 4 to 6 (19g), all in a single bag. The larger bag size compared to other Haribo products (200g versus 160g) means the total sugar per bag is higher even though the per-bear figure is lower.

Haribo Gold Bears contain gelatine derived from pork. The product does not contain the 14 major allergens listed under UK food law, including no gluten, nuts, dairy, eggs or soya, but it is produced in facilities that may handle these ingredients. Always check the current packaging for the most up-to-date allergen information as formulations can change.

Free sugars are all sugars added to food or drink during manufacturing, cooking or at the table, plus sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juice and smoothies. They do not include sugars naturally present in whole fruit, vegetables or milk. UK food labels show total sugar rather than free sugar, making it difficult to apply NHS daily limits directly from the packet. For Haribo Gold Bears, total sugar and free sugar are effectively the same figure as the product contains no whole fruit or milk.

A full 200g bag of Gold Bears contains 90g of free sugar, compared to 73.7g in a 160g bag of Starmix. Gold Bears appear lower in sugar per individual sweet at 0.9g versus 1.1g for Starmix, but the larger standard bag size means a full bag of Gold Bears delivers more total sugar. The smaller size of each bear also makes it easier to eat larger quantities quickly from an open bag.