Cooking helpers
Progresso Garlic & Herb Bread Crumbs
15 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No additives
Why it scores 43
Progresso Garlic & Herb Bread Crumbs scores 43 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 9 points Salt 4.6 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Garlic & Herb Bread Crumbs
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Safflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 4.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 364 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Protein 9.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 57 = 43
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). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 364 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 75.8 g |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Added sugars | 3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 9.1 g |
| Salt | 4.6 g |
Serving: 0.25 cup (33 g)
Ingredients
- Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Vegetable Oil (high oleic safflower, high oleic soybean, high oleic sunflower, high oleic canola, canola oil)
- Yeast
- Sugar (high concern)
- Spice
- Dried Parsley
- Onion Powder
- Natural Flavor
Label text, as published
Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Salt, Garlic Powder, Vegetable Oil (high oleic safflower, high oleic soybean, high oleic sunflower, high oleic canola and/or canola oil). Contains less than 2% of: Yeast, Sugar, Spice, Dried Parsley, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Progresso
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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“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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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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“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