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Earth's Best Organic Letter Of The Day Cookies Very Vanilla
5.3 oz/150 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 11
Earth's Best Organic Letter Of The Day Cookies Very Vanilla scores 11 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 Molasses: 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.
Better cookies
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Organic Vanilla Bean Coconut Cookies Emmy's Organics Inc. · 170 g Not ultra-processed · No palm oil Score 53 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Vanilla shortbread Rustic Bakery · 4 oz Not ultra-processed · Less sugar Score 55 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Organic Coconut Crispy Rollers Ava Organics · 2.8 oz/80 g Not ultra-processed · No palm oil Score 56 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Starbucks Vanilla Almond Biscotti Starbucks Not ultra-processed · Less sugar Score 53 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Coconut cookies vanilla bean Emmy's · 4 oz Not ultra-processed · No palm oil Score 58 out of 100 , 47 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Organic Letter Of The Day Cookies Very Vanilla
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 25 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 7.5 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 450 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 89.5 = 10.5 → 11
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 sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 450 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 17.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 70 g |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Added sugars | 25 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 9 COOKIES (20 g)
Ingredients
- ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR
- ORGANIC CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- ORGANIC PALM SHORTENING
- WATER
- ORGANIC MOLASSES (high concern)
- LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- SEA SALT
- VITAMIN MINERAL BLEND (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, MALTODEXTRIN, FOLIC ACID, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN)
Label text, as published
ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC PALM SHORTENING, WATER, ORGANIC MOLASSES, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, SEA SALT, VITAMIN MINERAL BLEND (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, MALTODEXTRIN, FOLIC ACID, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- 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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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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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