Cookies with milk chocolate
Pepperidge Farm Sausalito Milk Chocolate Macadamia
7.2 oz (204 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 1
Pepperidge Farm Sausalito Milk Chocolate Macadamia scores 1 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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Sweet Thins Chocolate Brownie Simple Mills · 120 g Not ultra-processed · Less sugar Score 49 out of 100 , 48 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Sausalito Milk Chocolate Macadamia
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 38.5 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 13.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 99.5 = 0.5 → 1
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 26.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 13.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 65.4 g |
| Sugars | 38.5 g |
| Added sugars | 38.5 g |
| Fiber | 3.8 g |
| Protein | 3.9 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 cookie (26 g)
Ingredients
- MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, NONFAT MILK, CHOCOLATE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT) (moderate concern)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, SOYBEAN AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN)
- MACADAMIA NUTS
- BUTTER
- BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES) (high concern)
- COCONUT
- EGGS
- SALT
- BAKING SODA
- CREAM OF TARTAR
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- VANILLA EXTRACT
- TREE NUT MEAL (ALMONDS, CASHEWS, PECANS, WALNUTS) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, NONFAT MILK, CHOCOLATE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN), MACADAMIA NUTS, BUTTER, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES), COCONUT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: EGGS, SALT, BAKING SODA, CREAM OF TARTAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, VANILLA EXTRACT, TREE NUT MEAL (ALMONDS, CASHEWS, PECANS, WALNUTS). CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY, MACADAMIA NUTS, COCONUT, EGGS, ALMONDS, CASHEWS, PECANS, WALNUTS.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Paper
Context only: no points in v1.
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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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“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
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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