Cereals and their products
Pillsbury Original Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits
16.3 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 13
Pillsbury Original Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits scores 13 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.
The Receipt
Original Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Palm kernel oil minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sodium aluminum phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 0.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Pectin minus 0.5 points
- Potassium sorbate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 7.8 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 2.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 310 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 87 = 13
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [16]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 310 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.6 g |
| Sugars | 6.9 g |
| Added sugars | 6.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.7 g |
| Protein | 5.2 g |
| Salt | 2.1 g |
Serving: 1 BISCUIT (58 g)
Ingredients
- Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- Water
- Vegetable Oils (palm, palm kernel, soybean)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Baking Powder (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate)
- Dextrose (high concern)
- Salt
- Potassium Chloride
- Xanthan Gum
- Pectin
- Potassium Sorbate (preservative)
- Wheat Starch
- Enzymes
Label text, as published
Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Vegetable Oils (palm, palm kernel, soybean), Sugar. Contains 2% or less of: Baking Powder (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate), Dextrose, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Pectin, Potassium Sorbate (preservative), Wheat Starch, Enzymes.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
May contain: Milk
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Pillsbury
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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“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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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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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
doi.org
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21 CFR 182.3640 Potassium sorbate
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