Even if you are following a careful diet, it is important to allow yourself to have a sweet treat occasionally. One way to indulge your sweet tooth without adding large amounts of calories to your diet is to snack on Life Savers Gummies, made by Wrigley. They are low in calories and can be incorporated into your diet easily.
Ingredients
Life Savers Gummies have five main ingredients. In order of most prevalent to least prevalent, these components are corn syrup, sugar, water, gelatin and modified potato starch, Zeer.com notes. The corn syrup and sugar give the candies their sweetness, while the gelatin, water and potato starch give the candies their consistency. Other ingredients which make up less than 2 percent of Life Savers Gummies include corn starch, citric acid, flavorings of both the natural and artificial variety, mineral oil, artificial coloring and carnauba wax.
Calories
One serving of Life Savers Gummies consists of 42 g of the candy, which is approximately 10 gummies, MyFitnessPal.com notes. According to Wrigley, each serving of Life Savers Gummies contains 130 calories. The majority of the calories come from the 30 g carbohydrates contained in each serving, although each serving also contains 2 g protein. This means that approximately 92 percent of the calories in Life Savers Gummies are from carbohydrates, with protein comprising the other 8 percent.
Nutrients
Life Savers Gummies are largely nutrient free and do not contain any significant amounts of vitamins A, C, calcium or iron, MyFitnessPal notes. These candies do not have significant quantities of any other vitamins and minerals, as the food is primarily made of carbohydrates, water, gelatin and flavorings. Life Savers Gummies also do not contain saturated fat -- they are fat-free -- and no cholesterol. Each serving contains 5 mg sodium and 25 g sugar.
Considerations
If you are following a standard 2,000-calorie-per-day diet, one serving of Life Savers Gummies will provide about 6.5 percent of your daily calorie needs. You should be careful about consuming this product if you are diabetic, as its high sugar and carbohydrate content could lead to an increase in your blood glucose levels. Life Savers Gummies are also free of any gluten-containing substances, which means that you can enjoy this candy if you are gluten-intolerant or have celiac disease.
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