Gushers
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Gushers (also known as Fruit Gushers) are candies made from fruit, sugar, and/or other natural and artificial flavors and colors. Gushers, like other varieties of fruit snacks, are a good source of vitamin C and are low fat, but are high in sugar.[1] The center of each gusher is a thick sweetened liquid made from fruit juice. The center is surrounded by a sugar covering.
Each box typically contains six 0.9 oz. packages. Gushers are a typical school snack. They were once shaped in large drops, but were changed to a more hexagonal shape presumably due to the similarity to Hershey's Kisses' shape and form.
[edit] Flavors
Gushers originally came in two flavors: Gushin' Grape and Strawberry Splash. Later, grape was discontinued (although there is a movement among consumers to have it brought back), and Gushers now come in a variety of flavors, including: Watermelon Blast, Strawberry Splash, Triple Berry Shock, Blue Raspberry, Fruitomic Punch, G Force Berry Radical, Xtreme Kiwi Xplosion, G Force Tropical Rage, and Passion Berry Punch. There are also variety packs: the traditional Variety Pack, which contains all of the flavors mentioned above. Each gusher is flavored after a particular fruit(s); Strawberry Splash Gushers taste like strawberry, etc. The most recent addition to the Gusher family is the "Mystery Flavor."
