Fruit Roll-Ups
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Fruit Roll-Ups is a brand of snack that debuted in grocery stores across America in 1983.[1] It is a flat, corn syrup-based, fruit-flavored snack rolled into a tube, spread on a backing sheet of cellophane to prevent the product from sticking to itself.
Fruit Roll-Ups are manufactured by General Mills and distributed under the Betty Crocker brand in the American market and under the Uncle Tobys brand in Australia. Several similar products have been marketed by General Mills and by other companies such as Kellanova, which produces them notably under the Kellogg's brand in the UK as Fruit Winders.
Advertising
Fruit Corners Fruit Roll-Ups were heavily marketed on television in America throughout the early 1980s. Most spots featured the tag line "Fruit Corners Fruit Roll-Ups: Real fruit and fun, rolled up in one." Later spots featured children innovating in the "Fruit Roll-Up Fun Factory".
The overall marketing theme is that parents can feed their children "fun" processed foods that are based on real fruit.[2] Studies of American mothers have shown that the mothers are surprised at how sweet Fruit Roll-Ups are and how little fruit is present in them. For example, the strawberry flavor contains no strawberries, and the only ingredient derived from fruit is concentrated pear juice.[2]
History
General Mills' research for the product began in 1975.[3]
Fruit Roll-Ups have featured variants on the original plain sheets such as punch out
- Berry Lemonade/Cherry Slushie
- Crazy Pix Cool Chix Berry Wave
- Crazy Pix Wild Ones Blastin' Berry
- Electric Blue Raspberry
- Flavor Wave
Betty Crocker sells Fruit Roll-Ups in single-flavor boxes and flavor variety packs.
Ingredients
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
---|---|
Energy | 1,562 kJ (373 kcal) |
85.2 g | |
Sugars | 38.7 g |
3.5 g | |
0.1 g | |
Other constituents | Quantity |
Water | 10.2 g |
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[4] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[5] |
The main ingredient is sugar, and Fruit Roll-Ups contain five different types of sugar: sugar from
Lawsuit over health claims
In 2011, the
More recently, someone posted a video online of themselves wrapping a spoonful of ice cream in a Fruit Roll-Up and eating it with a crunch.[7]
This started a trend which went viral in Israel leading to a shortage of rollups, and even spawning a black market.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "The Little-Known History of Fruit Roll-Ups". Mental Floss. 19 October 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9780865477568. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ "Fruit Snacks". BettyCrocker.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Hughlett, Mike (26 December 2012). "General Mills settles claim over Fruit Roll-Ups label". Star Tribune.
- ^ "TikTok's Fruit Roll-Up Ice Cream Hack Lives up to the Hype".
- ^ "Americans caught smuggling over 650 pounds of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel". 8 May 2023.
5. https://www.snackhistory.com/fruit-roll-ups/#History_Of_Fruit_Roll_Ups
External links
- New York Times
- General Mills brand history Archived 2007-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Fruit Corners brand history (General Mills) - Archive.orgmirror