Nut butters
Lotus Biscoff Cookie Butter
30 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 20
Lotus Biscoff Cookie Butter scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: 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
Cookie Butter
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Palm oil minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 36.7 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 80.5 = 19.5 → 20
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). [13]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 567 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 36.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 8.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Sugars | 36.7 g |
| Added sugars | 36.7 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 1.9 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 2 tablespoons (30 g)
Ingredients
- BISCOFF COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OILS, SOY FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE (LEAVENING), SALT, CINNAMON)
- CANOLA OIL
- SUGAR LECITHIN (high concern)
- CITRIC ACID
Label text, as published
BISCOFF COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OILS (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF SOY BEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL), SOY FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE (LEAVENING), SALT, CINNAMON), CANOLA OIL, SUGAR LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, 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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“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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“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