SmartSweets Sour Blast Buddies, Low Sugar Sour Gummy, 1.8oz Bags, 12 Pack

The Sour Blast Buddies flavor IS THE BEST! If you like sour patch kids, this is definitely the healthier snack to try! It is a little pricey, but they do contain fiber and are more filling/satisfying than the pure sugar stuff like sour patch kids. You'd think buying the box of this flavor (or any other) would be the cheapest way to buy them, but on Amazon Fresh (when part of a grocery order) they are the cheapest. Because of the high cost I did try a competing product by Shameless Snacks which is much cheaper (can be half the cost). Shameless Snacks makes a fruitier, like much more "fruit-forward" version that maybe feels/tastes healthier because the blast of fruit flavor overtakes the sweetness, which many may prefer over the sugary/sour hit of SmartSweets' counterpart, but both only contain 3g of sugar per serving. The Shameless one has much more fiber, which can be a pro or con depending on your needs and tolerance, but for sure it makes it much more filling so that combined with the reduced cost makes the Shameless brand the higher value choice. If stuck on an island and I could only choose one, I'd go with SmartSweets though because it tastes/hits like sour patch kids and I actually CRAVE them, versus Shameless, which I don't crave at all.

I get these as a gift for my wonderful boyfriend. They are more flavorful than Sour Patch Kids, and he prefers them now!

Delicious and healthier alternative to big brand gummies

We bought these because the ingredients seem to avoid many of the artificial colours, sweeteners, and preservatives than other popular candies. The gummy bears are more firm that others (which I prefer) and great flavour. Woud have been five stars as ordinary gummy bear type candies. In this case, minus one point for: - Price/value. You can either pay nearly $7 for a small bag of candy (1.8 0z), which is outrageous, or buy 12 bags for $34-36, which is less outrageous on a per bag basis, but forces one to buy 12 bags of gummy candy. For this alone, I probably wouldn't buy this again. - The "Power of Sour" is average. It's sour, but not the "sour blast" advertised, which we were hoping for.

These were quite sour, but that was good. Maybe a bit firmer than other varieties, and for some reason, these really stick to your teeth, but with no sugar, not a big problem. I've seen other reviews where people claimed these raised peoples blood sugar. For me, this was not the case at all. I have a CGM, am not fully diabetic, but use it to see how my body reacts to food. It samples every 5 minutes. In the morning after eating these my glucose readings went DOWN 10 points. I've heard that sour foods can do that, but I am not an expert here. In any case, do not assume these will raise blood sugar. They didn't in my case, in fact I might try them to get my glucose down, but I am NOT giving medical advice here, its just me.

These are my low cal low guilt way of still getting to enjoy candy. I literally crave these and prefer them to name brands like sour patch kids. I like the taste and consistency better. They’re sour and delicious. Cleaner ingredients and less sugar. Highly recommend.

I've been on an artificial dye free, lower sugar content kick and these come in handy for my sweet tooth. I love the taste of these. It is more expensive than some of my old options but the fact that they taste good with lower sugar content and are free of those artificial dyes make me feel better about the price. I also don't have to eat as much to satisfy my sweet cravings. The smaller bags end up lasting longer for me because of that. I really enjoy that they are so yummy and give me that sour + sweet craving that I am longing for without me having to resort to options that are higher in both calories and sugar. These are my favorite by the brand!

I was originally SO happy to discover this brand and even told all my friends/family about these. Being a candyholic/sugarholic until my last pregnancy, these were an exciting find while at WF. It promised I wouldn’t get the sugar free stomach pain...um, sold! I started off slow to test - and the gummies were great in the beginning if I ate just a couple. But who does that? Eventually I went ham on the whole bag (ok maybe 2 sometimes) and that’s when they totally jacked my stomach up. I thought it was a fluke...and partly didn’t want to believe it, but each time I ate more than a few, I regretted it. Major stomach upset and even a weird breakout on my face the next few days following. I have to go through this whole process of cleansing my system to restore my “healthy gut” (tons of live probiotics, real fiber in foods, water, etc.) I wondered, how can it be if this is a prebiotic fiber? Fiber is good..right? Apparently not like this. After researching, I’ve found our stomachs aren’t made to consume this much fiber, esp in one serving. I’m not a doctor, but I know this product isn’t event processed properly in my system. Add this to the numerous reviews about spikes in blood sugar...I will (sadly) have to give these up too, and def no longer recommend. Makes me so bummed because I’m basically left with regular sugar or nothing.