Snacks
Earth's Best Organic sesame street sunny day toddler snack
4.69 oz/133 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 10
Earth's Best Organic sesame street sunny day toddler snack scores 10 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 Corn syrup: 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
Organic sesame street sunny day toddler snack
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 31.6 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 368 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 90 = 10
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). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 368 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 63.2 g |
| Sugars | 31.6 g |
| Added sugars | 26.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 BAR (19 g)
Ingredients
- Organic enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- organic apple filling (organic cane sugar, organic brown rice syrup, organic apple powder, organic rice starch, organic evaporated apples, water, organic apple juice concentrate, natural flavors, pectin, organic cinnamon, citric acid)
- organic invert cane sugar (high concern)
- organic evaporated cane sugar (high concern)
- water
- organic sunflower
- organic canola oil
- calcium carbonate
- organic honey (high concern)
- organic oat flour
- organic corn flour
- organic butter flavor (milk)
- natural flavors
- baking soda
- organic wheat bran
- cream of tartar
- organic acacia gum
- sea salt
- vitamin mix (niacinamide, cyanocobalamin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamine hydrochloride, folic acid)
- zinc oxide
- reduced iron
Label text, as published
Organic enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), organic apple filling (organic cane sugar, organic brown rice syrup, organic apple powder, organic rice starch, organic evaporated apples, water, organic apple juice concentrate, natural flavors, pectin, organic cinnamon, citric acid), organic invert cane sugar, organic evaporated cane sugar, water, organic sunflower and/or organic canola oil, calcium carbonate, organic honey, organic oat flour, organic corn flour, organic butter flavor (milk), natural flavors, baking soda, organic wheat bran, cream of tartar, organic acacia gum, sea salt, vitamin mix (niacinamide, cyanocobalamin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamine hydrochloride, folic acid), zinc oxide, reduced iron.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- 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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“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
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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