Pancake mixes
Krusteaz Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix
4.53 kg
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 18
Krusteaz Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix scores 18 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.
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The Receipt
Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Sodium aluminum phosphate minus 2.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1.5 points
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 12 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 2.7 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 360 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Protein 8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 82.5 = 17.5 → 18
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 | 360 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3 g |
| Saturated fat | 1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 74 g |
| Sugars | 12 g |
| Added sugars | 15.3 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Salt | 2.7 g |
Serving: 12 cup mix (59 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- SOY FLOUR
- CANOLA OR SOYBEAN OIL
- SALT
- BUTTERMILK
- FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED
- SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE
Label text, as published
ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, MAY CONTAIN MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SUGAR, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOY FLOUR, CANOLA OR SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, BUTTERMILK, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Krusteaz
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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
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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“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