Pancake mixes
Pearl Milling Company Pancake & Waffle Mix
907
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 15
Pearl Milling Company Pancake & Waffle Mix scores 15 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 Dextrose: 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 pancake and waffle mix
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Pancake & Waffle Mix
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Corn syrup solids minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 10.9 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 2.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 348 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Protein 10.9 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 85 = 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 348 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71.7 g |
| Sugars | 10.9 g |
| Added sugars | 10.9 g |
| Fiber | 2.2 g |
| Protein | 10.9 g |
| Salt | 2.6 g |
Serving: 1 serving (45 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- NONFAT DRY MILK
- PALM OIL
- SALT
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- CORN SYRUP SOLIDS (high concern)
- SODIUM CASEINATE
- MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES
- DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
- LACTIC ACID
- TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)
Label text, as published
ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DEXTROSE, NONFAT DRY MILK, PALM OIL, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Pancake & Baking Mix Bisquick · 1.13 kg Ultra-processedHigh in saltContains added sugarsContains emulsifiers studied for gut effects Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Buttermilk pancake & baking mix Trader Joe's · 907 g, 32 oz Ultra-processedHigh in saltContains added sugarsContains seed oils Score 47 out of 100 Okay -
Original Pancake & Waffle Mix Pearl Milling Company · 907 g High in saltContains added sugars Score 53 out of 100 Okay -
Buttermilk Pancake Mix Member's Mark · 10 lb/4.54 kg Ultra-processedHigh in saltContains added sugarsContains seed oils Score 15 out of 100 Bad
More from Pearl Milling Company
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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“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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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu