Condiments
Lawry's Coarse Ground With Parsley Garlic Salt
0.9 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 44
Lawry's Coarse Ground With Parsley Garlic Salt scores 44 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 75 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Coarse Ground With Parsley Garlic Salt
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors 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 5.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 75 g / 100 g minus 9 points
100 − 56.5 = 43.5 → 44
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 0 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| Sugars | 5.8 g |
| Added sugars | 5.5 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 75 g |
Serving: 0.25 tsp (1.1 g)
Recipe changed
- Seed oils removed
- Partially hydrogenated oils removed
Compared with an older list (Open Food Facts). The current list is from May 2023.
Ingredients
- SEA SALT
- GARLIC
- SALT
- MODIFIED CORN STARCH
- SUGAR (high concern)
- PARSLEY
- NATURAL FLAVOR AND EXTRACTIVES OF CARROT (FOR COLOR)
Label text, as published
SEA SALT, GARLIC, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, PARSLEY, NATURAL FLAVOR AND EXTRACTIVES OF CARROT (FOR COLOR)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Lawry's
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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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