Cooking helpers
Annie's Organic Flaky Biscuits
16 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
Why it scores 33
Annie's Organic Flaky Biscuits scores 33 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 2.6 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Organic Flaky Biscuits
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 8.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 4.4 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 2.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 298 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 67 = 33
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [15]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 298 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 45.6 g |
| Sugars | 8.8 g |
| Added sugars | 8.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Salt | 2.6 g |
Serving: 1 biscuit (57 g)
Ingredients
- Organic Wheat Flour
- Water
- Organic Palm Oil
- Organic Cane Sugar (high concern)
- Baking Powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda)
- Sea Salt
- Organic Natural Flavor
- Organic Expeller-Pressed Sunflower Oil
- Xanthan Gum
Label text, as published
Organic Wheat Flour, Water, Organic Palm Oil, Organic Cane Sugar, Baking Powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), Sea Salt, Organic Natural Flavor, Organic Expeller-Pressed Sunflower Oil, Xanthan Gum.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Annie's
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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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.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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.”
doi.org
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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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