Baby foods
Earth's Best Munchy Fingers Mango Carrot
Score
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 79
Earth's Best Munchy Fingers Mango Carrot scores 79 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
- minus 2.5 points Sunflower oil: High in omega-6 linoleic acid. Emerging
- minus 2.5 points Canola oil: High in omega-6 linoleic acid. Emerging
Capped at 79: No nutrition facts on file, so we can't confirm excellent.
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Munchy Fingers Mango Carrot
Ingredients
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition
- Nutrition facts unavailable no points
100 − 13 = 87 → capped at 79
Capped at 79. No nutrition facts on file, so we can't confirm excellent.
Ingredients
- ORGANIC CORN
- ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL
- ORGANIC CANOLA OIL
- ORGANIC CHICKPEA FLOUR
- ORGANIC MANGO POWDER (ORGANIC MANGO, ORGANIC BANANA)
- ORGANIC CARROT POWDER
- ORGANIC ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)
Label text, as published
ORGANIC CORN, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC CHICKPEA FLOUR, ORGANIC MANGO POWDER (ORGANIC MANGO, ORGANIC BANANA), ORGANIC CARROT POWDER, ORGANIC ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)
Allergens and diets
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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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.”
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
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