Cakes
Earth's Best Organic Organic blueberry organic mini pancakes
8 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 52
Earth's Best Organic Organic blueberry organic mini pancakes scores 52 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 5 points Sugars 10.5 g / 100 g: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Organic blueberry organic mini pancakes
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 1.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 10.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 211 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 5.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
Bonuses
- Certified organic plus 5 points
100 − 48.5 = 51.5 → 52
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 211 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 36.8 g |
| Sugars | 10.5 g |
| Added sugars | 10.5 g |
| Fiber | 5.3 g |
| Protein | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 2 PANCAKES (19 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
- ORGANIC CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- ORGANIC BLUEBERRY BITS (ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC PALM OIL, COLORED WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE ORGANIC BLUEBERRY SOLIDS, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR)
- ORGANIC SOYBEAN OIL
- ORGANIC OAT FIBER
- BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE)
- ORGANIC WHOLE EGG
- ORGANIC NONFAT MILK POWDER
- ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN
- SEA SALT
- ORGANIC NATURAL VANILLA FLAVORS
- MICROBIAL ENZYMES
Label text, as published
WATER, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC BLUEBERRY BITS (ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC PALM OIL, COLORED WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE ORGANIC BLUEBERRY SOLIDS, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR), ORGANIC SOYBEAN OIL, ORGANIC OAT FIBER, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), ORGANIC WHOLE EGG, ORGANIC NONFAT MILK POWDER, ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN, SEA SALT, ORGANIC NATURAL VANILLA FLAVORS, MICROBIAL ENZYMES
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- 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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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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“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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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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7 CFR 205.102 Use of the term "organic" (National Organic Program)
“Any agricultural product that is sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))” must be: (a) Produced in accordance with the requirements specified in § 205.101 or §§ 205.202 through 205.207”
ecfr.gov
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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