Cookies
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Butter Cookies
191 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 15
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Butter Cookies scores 15 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 Dextrose: 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 Receipt
Chessmen Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Soy lecithin minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 19.2 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 11.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 462 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 85 = 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 462 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 19.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 11.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 69.2 g |
| Sugars | 19.2 g |
| Added sugars | 19.2 g |
| Fiber | 3.8 g |
| Protein | 3.9 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 3 cookies (26 g)
Ingredients
- MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- BUTTER
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CORNSTARCH
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- EGGS
- BAKING SODA
- CREAM OF TARTAR
- NONFAT MILK
- SOY LECITHIN
Label text, as published
MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BUTTER, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DEXTROSE, EGGS, BAKING SODA, CREAM OF TARTAR, NONFAT MILK, SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, EGGS, SOY.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- 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