Candy chocolate bars
Quaker Chew Dipps Chocolate Chip
6.5 oz (186 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains sugar alcohols
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 0
Quaker Chew Dipps Chocolate Chip scores 0 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Quaker Chew Dipps Chocolate Chip
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 41.9 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 11.3 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 452 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 101.5 = -1.5 → 0
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown 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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 452 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 11.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 74.2 g |
| Sugars | 41.9 g |
| Added sugars | 38.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.2 g |
| Protein | 3.2 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 BAR (31 g)
Ingredients
- GRANOLA (WHOLE GRAIN OATS, BROWN SUGAR, BROWN RICE CRISP, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, NONFAT DRY MILK) (not recognized)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- BROWN RICE CRISP (WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT)
- HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- INVERT SUGAR (high concern)
- SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT) (moderate concern)
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- CORN SYRUP SOLIDS (high concern)
- WHEY
- GLYCERIN
- NON HYDROGENATED SHORTENING (MONOUNSATURATED CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL)
- LACTOSE (high concern)
- COCOA POWDER
- COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI)
- SORBITOL
- MILK FAT
- SALT
- SOY LECITHIN
- GLYCERYL LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS (not recognized)
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)
- SOYBEAN OIL
Label text, as published
GRANOLA (WHOLE GRAIN OATS, BROWN SUGAR, BROWN RICE CRISP [WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT], WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, NONFAT DRY MILK), SUGAR, BROWN RICE CRISP (WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT), HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN SYRUP, INVERT SUGAR, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), BROWN SUGAR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHEY, GLYCERIN, NON HYDROGENATED SHORTENING (MONOUNSATURATED CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL), LACTOSE, COCOA POWDER, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SORBITOL, MILK FAT, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, GLYCERYL LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, NATURAL FLAVOR, TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), SOYBEAN OIL.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Composite material, Paperboard
Context only: no points in v1.
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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“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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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 2.4 (foods with more than 10 % added polyols)
“‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu