SmartSweetsSmart Sweets, Gummy Bears Fruity, 1.8 Ounce

These are amazing if you're trying to cut back on sugar or counting calories. I count calories but I have a huge sweet tooth and love gummy candy. These are a game changer. I typically hate diet stuff or anything artificially sweetened. These have a VERY slight artificial sweetener taste, but it's barely noticeable. The fruity bears are the closest to the original in terms of both texture and taste. The sour bears are also good although the "sugar" coating leaves a little to be desired. Same with their version of Sour Patch kids, the coating is different than the original but the texture is spot on. Main downside is that they're expensive, but it's worth it for me. And yes, they all have a lot of fiber. Personally I haven't noticed any issues with that, but your mileage may vary.

These are delicious, juicy and a great healthy replacement for sugary gummy bears! They are slightly more chewy/tough then normal gummy bears but I dont mind that. Flavors are excellent. I follow a low sugar (sometimes even keto diet) and absolutely love these. They are a little pricey but well worth the money. I can get away with eating half a pack and making them last longer. No GI issues - even when I ate 2 bags in one day haha! Great movie theatre snack!

This is a great substitute for sugar filled gummies. They taste excellent for being low on sugar and carbs. I would like to see additional flavors in the bag. Most other gummies have 5 separate flavors in a mixed bag. The downside to them is the additional cost. At the current cost these are $1.62/ounce and Haribo gummy full sugar gummy bears are $0.34/ounce. That's almost 5 times the cost.

These gummies are amazing! Holy fiber!I count macros and these gummies are a nice added treat on occasion. I like that they're individually packaged for easy grab-and-go snacks. I also keep a handful in my snack drawer at work!I don't feel guilty eating this "candy" because of the fiber content.The ONLY CON is the price. They are expensive but I'll keep buying them. I regularly eat the Peach Rings, Sweet Fish, Fruity Bears, and Sour Bears. The only one I didn't care for are the Sour Blast Buddies - definitely my least favorite of the brand and will not be buying those again.

As a diabetic, it’s really hard to resist sweets whenever I get a craving. That’s why I’m so glad I found these! I’ve been searching for low sugar gummy candies for awhile and these have by far been the best option I’ve found.They taste great, in fact, if I didn’t know any better I’d think these weren’t low sugar because they taste just like regular gummy bears. I actually prefer these to other gummy bears because I like the real fruit flavors in these.If you’re a diabetic with a sweet tooth, or if you’re just looking for a low-sugar snack, I can’t recommend these enough!

I can't put my finger on it, but when I bought these at Whole Foods they were absolutely delicious. I signed up for subscribe and save - but I received this first shipment and the taste seems to be off. I sort of taste and artificial flavor – even though I know there isn't artificial sweetener in it? There is also a little bit of a weird consistency, sort of like they're stale. I personally like gummy bears to be a little chewier, but these just aren't quite right. I'm not sure of the source of these but the quality just isn't there. The price is way too high to justify the expense.

This product tries to lead you to believe it is better for you than sugar. This is misleading if not outright false.What good does it do to remove almost all sugar only to replace it with something that masquerades as being good for you, but is no better than, and probably worse than regular sugar?There was a report by Thanh Vo, MSc, in March 21, 2019 entitled "Tapioca Fiber or Soluble Corn Fiber: Which one is worse than sugar?" in which Prebiotic Tapioca Fiber was identified as none other than than the known culprit IMO: Isomaltooligosaccharide.As you may note from above, this compound is a saccharide, and saccharides are sugars!Do you wonder why these products taste so sweet, and you don't taste the stevia? IMO is a SUGAR FIBER, not a true dietary fiber! It is listed as a SWEETENER. One can find it listed in the 'All Sweetener List' at the Sugar-Sweetener-Guide which can be found online.The article by Thanh notes that in n 2013, Quest Nutrition came under litigation for representing IMO as dietary fiber on the nutrional labels for their bars. They ended up removing IMO from their products.Equating prebiotic tapioca fiber with IMO is uncovered by looking at the labeling of other products. An example given in the article is Primal Kitchen's Macadamia Sea Salt bars which list isomaltooligosaccharides (from Tapioca) (IMO) as the first ingredient on their website. However, the package label lists "Prebiotic Tapioca Fiber" in its place. But it is not listed as a carbohydrate or a sugar as this substance seems to fall through the cracks of current labeling requirements. They go on to show another label where "Prebiotic Tapioca Fiber" is directly identified as "IMO from Non GMO Tapioca starch" on the same label.What is notable, according to the article, is that IMO is NOT included in the current Final FDA Guidelines for Dietary Fiber. This would appear to indicate that this is not a true dietary fiber, and Tapioca Fiber is simply another name for IMO. However it seems that, for a few more years yet while the FDA allows further submissions in dietary fibers, companies can do what this company is doing. I look for that to change.The evidence presented in the article goes on to show that IMO (tapioca fiber) is actually worse than table sugar. Recent studies have shown IMO to generate blood sugar levels similar to glucose and dextrose. These have a glycemic index of 100!For a comparison of the glycemic index of various sugars:Table 1: GI of sugarsMaltose GI= 105Glucose/dextrose GI=100Rice syrup GI=98Sucrose GI=65Lactose GI=46Fructose GI=19As you can see, IMO has one of highest as its glycemic index is similar to that of glucose/dextrose. It's higher than regular table sugar.In this article they described running two tests to specifically see how a SmartSweet product impacted blood sugar starting from fasting. In one they ate a package of gummie bears. In the other they drank sugar water containg 28 grams pure sugar, and compared the results on fasting blood sugar.The results were virtually identical. Both spiked blood sugar into the160's within an hour, and took over 2 hours to return to normal. Imagine now the effect on a diabetic, and how this would kick someone on a ketogenic diet out of ketosis.Tapioca fiber has also been listed as:Prebiotic Tapioca FiberSoluble Tapioca FiberPrebiotic Fiber from Tapioca StarchPrebiotic Soluble Fiber from TapiocaNon-GMO Tapioca FiberOrganic Tapioca FiberPrebiotic Soluble Fiber from CassavaSo buyer beware. This product appears to be is no better than sugar. You can find people on YouTube showing what it does to their blood glucose levels as well. That this product suggests it is better for you than sugar is greatly misleading if not outright false.As noted elsewhere, I feel I have been greatly deceived.

Taste is actually not as bad as the reviews said. However, if it can have more fruity/berry taste will be more attractive. Currently it does have a little medicine taste like but still acceptable.Expiry date is this year December and packet size is bigger than expected.