Fruit Gushers (also simply Gushers) are a Betty Crocker-branded fruit snack introduced in 1991. They are described as soft and chewy with a fruity-juice center.
History
Fruit Gushers (sometimes simply "Gushers") were introduced in 1991 as a Betty Crocker fruit snack. Each box of Fruit Gushers was list priced at US$2.19 1991 and contained six pouches of Gushers, each of which had nine individual pieces for 90 Cal per pouch.
Composition
Strawberry-flavored Fruit Gushers are composed of sugar, dried corn syrup, corn syrup, modified corn starch, fructose, pear concentrate, and grape juice concentrate. Targeted at children, they were acorn-shaped with a soft "licorice-like" exterior and a liquid inside, including "strawberries and pear puree concentrate", and came in two flavors: "Strawberry Splash" and "Gushin' Grape".
In 2003, one serving of any Fruit Gushers variety was one 0.9 oz package with 90 calories, zero protein, 1 g of fat, and 20 g of carbohydrates. In 2018, 90 calories worth of Strawberry Fruit Gushers weighed 28 g and contained 9 g of sugar, one gram of