Cereals and their products
Quaker Chewy Variety Pack
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains sugar alcohols
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 6
Quaker Chewy Variety Pack scores 6 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
Chewy Variety Pack
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 29.2 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 2.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 375 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 94 = 6
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 375 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 8.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 79.2 g |
| Sugars | 29.2 g |
| Added sugars | 29.2 g |
| Fiber | 4.2 g |
| Protein | 4.2 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 BAR (24 g)
Ingredients
- Granola (whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, brown rice crisp, whole grain rolled wheat, soybean oil, whole wheat flour, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk) (not recognized)
- corn syrup (high concern)
- semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract) (moderate concern)
- brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt)
- peanut butter spread (peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt)
- peanut flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, partially defatted peanut flour, lactose, dry whey, dextrose, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin, salt, vanillin [artificial flavor])
- invert sugar (high concern)
- corn syrup solids (high concern)
- glycerin
- calcium carbonate
- sorbitol
- water
- salt
- natural flavor
- bht (preservative)
- citric acid
Label text, as published
Granola (whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, brown rice crisp [whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt], whole grain rolled wheat, soybean oil, whole wheat flour, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk), corn syrup, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt), peanut butter spread (peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt), peanut flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, partially defatted peanut flour, lactose, dry whey, dextrose, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin, salt, vanillin [artificial flavor]), invert sugar, corn syrup solids, glycerin. contains 2% or less of calcium carbonate, sorbitol, water, salt, natural flavor, bht (preservative), citric acid.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Quaker
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