Chips
Sonoma Creamery Tomato Basil Pizza Crisps
269 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 45
Sonoma Creamery Tomato Basil Pizza Crisps scores 45 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 Saturated fat 25 g / 100 g: Very high in saturated fat. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Tomato Basil Pizza Crisps
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 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
- Saturated fat 25 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 2.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 571 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 46.4 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 55 = 45
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 571 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 39.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 25 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.1 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 46.4 g |
| Salt | 2.1 g |
Serving: 1 portion (28 g)
Ingredients
- MOZZARELLA (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES)
- DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (TOMATO, GARLIC)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- SPICES (INCLUDING BASIL)
- SALT
- CITRIC ACID
- PAPRIKA EXTRACT
- NATURAL FLAVORS
Label text, as published
MOZZARELLA (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (TOMATO, GARLIC), SUGAR, SPICES (INCLUDING BASIL), SALT, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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“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