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Goldfish Harry Potter Butterbeer Baked Grahams
6.1 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 9
Goldfish Harry Potter Butterbeer Baked Grahams scores 9 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 Brown sugar: 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.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Harry Potter Butterbeer Baked Grahams
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 3.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 467 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 91.5 = 8.5 → 9
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 467 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 73.3 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 20 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 1.3 g |
Serving: 31 pieces (30 g)
Ingredients
- MADE WITH SMILES AND WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CORNSTARCH
- BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES) (high concern)
- INVERT SYRUP (high concern)
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- SALT
- NONFAT MILK
- BAKING SODA
- FRUCTOSE (high concern)
- CORN SYRUP SOLIDS (high concern)
- BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE)
- SWEET CREAM POWDER
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- SPICES
- CINNAMON
- AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT
- MILKFAT
- BUTTER
- CITRIC ACID
- TURMERIC AND PAPRIKA EXTRACTS (COLOR)
- VANILLA EXTRACT
- SOY LECITHIN
Label text, as published
MADE WITH SMILES AND WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, CANOLA, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER), SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES), INVERT SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, NONFAT MILK, BAKING SODA, FRUCTOSE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SWEET CREAM POWDER, CORN SYRUP, SPICES, CINNAMON, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MILKFAT, BUTTER, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC AND PAPRIKA EXTRACTS (COLOR), VANILLA EXTRACT, SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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“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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“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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“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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu