• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Good For You Gluten Free

Living your best gluten-free life with celiac disease and gluten intolerance

  • View GoodForYouGlutenFree’s profile on Facebook
  • View g4uglutenfree’s profile on Twitter
  • View goodforyouglutenfree’s profile on Instagram
  • View goodforyouGF’s profile on Pinterest
  • View goodforyouglutenfree’s profile on YouTube
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • About Good For You Gluten Free
    • FAQs
    • Events
    • Our Team
  • RECIPES
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Bread
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Pasta
  • ALL ARTICLES
    • Celiac Disease
    • Gluten-Free and Celiac News
    • Nima Tested
    • Eating Out
    • Health & Beauty
    • Products & Ingredients
  • COACHING
  • RESOURCES
    • Dear Gluten, It’s Not Me, It’s You
    • Ultimate Guide to Eating Out Gluten Free
    • Meal Plans
    • Giveaways
    • Safe Dining Card
    • Quick Start Guide
  • SHOP
  • CONTACT
    • SUBSCRIBE
  • COURSES
  • GLUTEN-FREE SUBSCRIPTION BOX
Home » Products & Ingredients » GoodBelly Probiotic Beverages are Full of Gut Inflaming Sugar; Some Contain Gluten, Too!

GoodBelly Probiotic Beverages are Full of Gut Inflaming Sugar; Some Contain Gluten, Too!

Last Updated April 4, 2023. Published May 13, 2016 Good For You Gluten Free

Sharing is caring!

43 shares
  • Share
  • Email
GoodBelly Probiotic Beverages are Full of Gut Inflaming Sugar; Some Contain Gluten, Too!

This article about GoodBelly Probiotics contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosures.

News Flash:  There’s sugar in GoodBelly Probiotic beverages. In fact, these probiotic drinks are loaded with gut-inflaming sugar.

I looked at the nutrition label of GoodBelly Probiotics and got sick thinking about it. People are drinking this stuff, thinking it’s a healthy beverage, but indeed it is not.

Yet, the drinks are is being marketed as health food, with healthy names such as “Blueberry Acai” and “Tropical Green.” Even the tagline on its website insinuates it’s a health food: “The tasty way to set your health in motion.”

Let me assure you, though, this drink is far from healthy because there’s a lot of sugar in Goodbelly probiotics.

Why GoodBelly isn't Good for your Belly (hint, there's a lot of sugar in Goodbelly drinks)

Why Is Sugar Bad for the Belly?

Probiotics contain good bacteria that repopulate the gut with good bacteria. This helps to restore the bacteria balance in the gut and relieve painful and embarrassing GI symptoms such as bloating, gas, constipation, and more.

However, that icky yeast and bacteria in your belly actually feed on sugar. This means excess sugar will make the bad bacteria proliferate and make you feel worse. In other words, sugar is fanning the flames of yeast and indigestion!

If someone is drinking GoodBelly probiotic drinks to achieve better gut health, they may not realize they could be making their gut issues worse.

Even though the sugars in GoodBelly are “natural sugars from fruit juices,” and GoodBelly says on its website that sugar is important to “keeping the probiotics stable”, it’s still sugar and that’s bad news for your gut and your overall health.

Here’s more about the role of sugar in Goodbelly drinks (I took this screenshot from the Goodbelly website).

The role of sugar in Goodbelly probiotics drinks

Here’s how GoodBelly probiotics stack up in the sugar lane:

  • Tropical Orange:  26 grams of sugar
  • Cranberry Watermelon: 26 grams of sugar
  • Coconut Water: 13 grams of sugar
  • Mango: 22 grams of sugar
  • Blueberry Acai: 24 grams of sugar
  • Pomegranate Blueberry:  22 grams of sugar
  • Tropical Green: 20 grams of sugar

Did you know that the Tropical Orange GoodBelly flavor contains 26 grams of sugar per 8 oz? In contrast, a glass of Coke contains 24 grams of sugar per 8 oz. Looks like GoodBelly is on par with Coke.

The Blueberry Acai GoodBelly contains 24 grams of sugar per 8 oz, and a donut contains 11 grams of sugar.  This means you could eat two donuts instead of a glass of GoodBelly.

Sugar in Goodbelly Drinks

The main difference, however, is that Coke and donuts aren’t marketed as health foods, while GoodBelly is. At least when you drink a Coke or down a donut, you know you’re not consuming what you think is a healthy beverage.

Is GoodBelly Gluten-Free?

I’m so fired up about the sugar load inside GoodBelly probiotic drinks that I almost forgot to share that most GoodBelly drinks are NOT gluten-free because some contain oat flour, and others contain barley malt. Remember, products containing oats are only gluten-free if the company uses gluten-free oats and labels their product “gluten-free.”

That said, some GoodBelly varieties are gluten-free (look for the green caps), including Tropical Orange and Cultured Probiotic Coconut Water.

The Bottom Line on GoodBelly

Instead of drinking this sugary beverage that will make you fat and feed the bad bacteria in your gut, opt for a probiotic supplement and down the supplement with an 8 oz glass of fresh H2O.

If you want something sweet to drink that is full of beneficial bacteria without all the sugar, try kombucha. I’ll show you how to make your own kombucha too.

Additional Reading

  • 19 So-Called Health Foods that Aren’t Even Healthy 
  • Why Tropicana Probiotic Juices Are Bad For Your Gut and Health
  • Why Tropicana Probiotic Juice is Bad for Your Gut and Health
  • Leaky Gut and the Gluten Connection
  • 10 Tips to Breaking Your Sugar Addiction

Filed Under: Beverages, Products & Ingredients

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to Good For You Gluten Free

Hi, I'm Jenny Levine Finke and am passionate about the gluten-free lifestyle. I'm a certified integrative nutrition coach and self-taught expert on [most] gluten-free things. I have celiac disease and know the struggles you're going through first-hand. This is why I've dedicated this blog to serving the celiac and gluten sensitive communities with important information, product and restaurant reviews, and simple recipes I hope you'll love. Read More…

Read My Book!

Dear Gluten Book Cover

Download My Safe Dining Card

Free download - gluten-free safe dining card
Logos of publications that Good For You Gluten Free has been featured in

My Trending Blog Posts

  • Simple Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free Pasta Dough
    Simple Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free Pasta Dough
  • 200+ Foods You Can Eat on the Gluten-Free Diet
    200+ Foods You Can Eat on the Gluten-Free Diet
  • The Ultimate List of 25 Gluten-Free Cereals [Tested for Hidden Gluten]
    The Ultimate List of 25 Gluten-Free Cereals [Tested for Hidden Gluten]
  • Easy Gluten-Free Bread Recipe Using 1:1 Gluten-Free Flour
    Easy Gluten-Free Bread Recipe Using 1:1 Gluten-Free Flour
  • 5-Ingredient Gluten-Free Bagel Recipe
    5-Ingredient Gluten-Free Bagel Recipe
  • Monk Fruit Chocolate Chip Cookies Made with Almond Flour (Keto and Low-Carb)
    Monk Fruit Chocolate Chip Cookies Made with Almond Flour (Keto and Low-Carb)
  • 11 Things I Did to Put My Celiac Disease Into Remission
    11 Things I Did to Put My Celiac Disease Into Remission
  • Eating Gluten Free at Sonic Drive-In
    Eating Gluten Free at Sonic Drive-In
  • 23 Classic Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour Recipes
    23 Classic Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour Recipes
  • 8 Signs Your Gluten-Free Diet Is Working
    8 Signs Your Gluten-Free Diet Is Working

Graduate of the:

Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Badge

Before Footer

You may not reproduce or publish any content on Good For You Gluten Free without written consent.

Copyright © 2025 Good For You Gluten Free. All Rights Reserved.

  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • About Good For You Gluten Free
    • FAQs
    • Events
    • Our Team
  • RECIPES
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Bread
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Pasta
  • ALL ARTICLES
    • Celiac Disease
    • Gluten-Free and Celiac News
    • Nima Tested
    • Eating Out
    • Health & Beauty
    • Products & Ingredients
  • COACHING
  • RESOURCES
    • Dear Gluten, It’s Not Me, It’s You
    • Ultimate Guide to Eating Out Gluten Free
    • Meal Plans
    • Giveaways
    • Safe Dining Card
    • Quick Start Guide
  • SHOP
  • CONTACT
    • SUBSCRIBE
  • COURSES
  • GLUTEN-FREE SUBSCRIPTION BOX
  • Blog
  • Disclosures & Disclaimers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us