Brownies mixes
Betty Crocker Fudge brownie
16.3 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 15
Betty Crocker Fudge brownie 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 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.
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The Receipt
Fudge brownie
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Artificial flavors 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 60 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 3.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.3 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 sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [14]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 86.7 g |
| Sugars | 60 g |
| Added sugars | 56.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1/16 package
Ingredients
- Sugar (high concern)
- enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- cocoa processed with alkali
- palm oil
- corn syrup (high concern)
- corn starch
- salt
- canola oil
- carob powder
- artificial flavor
Label text, as published
Sugar, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa processed with alkali, palm oil, corn syrup, corn starch, salt, canola oil, carob powder, artificial flavor.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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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“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