Pastry helpers
Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cake and Cookie Mix
14.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 9
Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cake and Cookie Mix 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 Molasses: 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
Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cake and Cookie Mix
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 39.2 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 5.9 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.8 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 431 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 91.5 = 8.5 → 9
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat, sugars and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 431 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 11.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 78.4 g |
| Sugars | 39.2 g |
| Added sugars | 37.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 3.9 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g |
Serving: 1/8 package (51 g mix) (51 g)
Ingredients
- Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Palm Oil
- Dried Molasses (high concern)
- Leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate) (not recognized)
- Corn Starch
- Salt
- Natural Flavor
Label text, as published
Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Palm Oil, Dried Molasses, Leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), Corn Starch, Salt, Natural Flavor.
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 Betty Crocker
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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“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