Food
Pillsbury Aqua Blue Vanilla imp
442 g
Score
- Dye with an EU warning label
- Contains synthetic dyes
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 0
Pillsbury Aqua Blue Vanilla imp scores 0 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Aqua Blue Vanilla imp
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Yellow 6 minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 7 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 61.8 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 7.4 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 412 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 100 = 0
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][12]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [13]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 412 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 14.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 67.6 g |
| Sugars | 61.8 g |
| Added sugars | 61.8 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Serving: 2 Tbsp (34 g)
Ingredients
- not a significant source of trans fat (not recognized)
- bert in a serving of food cholesterol (not recognized)
- dietary fiber
- vitamin d
- sba daily diet. 2,000 tais used for general calcium (not recognized)
- iron and potassium. pillsbury characte used under contains s of salt
- mono-and diglycerides
- polysorbate 60
- modified corn starch
- potass frosting: sugar (high concern)
- palm oil water
- corn syrup (high concern)
- corn starch
- canola oil
- contains preservative) (not recognized)
- soy lecithin
- xanthan gum
- natural and artificial flavor
- citric a color (including blue 1) (not recognized)
- phosphoric acid
- antioxidants (ascorbyl palmitate sugar, rice flour, vegetable oil (palm and palm kernel), corn starch, cellul rageenan, confectioner's glaze, artificial color, red 40) (not recognized)
- il 60661 usa best if used by: jul 17 2025 4 108 501 13 0026 (not recognized)
Label text, as published
utrition facts amount/serving 13 servings container serving size total fat 5g sat. fat 2.5g sodium 65mg total carb. 23g % daily value* 6% 13% 3% 8% total sugars 21g incl. 21g added sugars 42% war tsp (34g) calories serving value tells you how vies 140 protein og not a significant source of trans fat, bert in a serving of food cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin d, sba daily diet. 2,000 tais used for general calcium, iron and potassium. pillsbury characte used under contains s of salt, mono-and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, modified corn starch, potass frosting: sugar, palm oil water, corn syrup, corn starch, canola oil, contains preservative), soy lecithin, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor, citric a color (including blue 1), phosphoric acid, antioxidants (ascorbyl palmitate sugar, rice flour, vegetable oil (palm and palm kernel), corn starch, cellul rageenan, confectioner's glaze, artificial color (blue 1 lake, yellow 6. red chamomile and rosemary extracts). ellows. blue 1, red 40). dean ingredients. food company chicago, il 60661 usa best if used by: jul 17 2025 4 108 501 13 0026
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Not vegan
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of 16 December 2008 on food additives
“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
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“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
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“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”
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Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes
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California AB 2316 (2024), Pupil nutrition: substances: prohibition
“beginning December 31, 2027, would prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school”
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review
“The table below includes select food ingredients (including food and color additives), food contact substances, and contaminants under FDA review as of May 12, 2026 .”
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply (press release)
“Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the coming months.”
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
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1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
“1,4-dioxane forms as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of certain cosmetic ingredients.”
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