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Saco Foods Cultured Buttermilk Blend For Cooking And Baking
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Saco Foods Cultured Buttermilk Blend For Cooking And Baking

12 oz

Good out of 100 Medium confidence
  • High in sugar
  • High in salt
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Why it scores 77

Saco Foods Cultured Buttermilk Blend For Cooking And Baking scores 77 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Sugars 52.2 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
  2. Salt 1.8 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
  3. Energy 348 kcal / 100 g: Energy-dense for its weight. Info

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Cultured Buttermilk Blend For Cooking And Baking

START100

Nutrition per 100 g

  • Sugars 52.2 g / 100 g
    Strong Very high in sugar. [1]
  • Salt 1.8 g / 100 g
    Strong Very high in salt. [2]
  • Energy 348 kcal / 100 g
    Info Energy-dense for its weight. [3]
subtotal−23
TOTAL 77Good

100 − 23 = 77

Can’t score above 79. High in sugars and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [4]

GTIN 00041756040124 · 2025-12-06

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy348 kcal
Fat4.4 g
Saturated fat0 g
Trans fat0 g
Carbohydrates56.5 g
Sugars52.2 g
Fiber0 g
Protein21.7 g
Salt1.8 g

Serving: 4 Tbsp (23 g)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

A CULTURED BLEND OF SWEET CREAM CHURNED BUTTERMILK, SWEET DAIRY WHEY, AND LACTIC ACID.

Allergens and diets

Contains: Milk

  • Not vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Palm-oil-free

Always check the package: recipes change.

Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Sodium reduction (fact sheet)

    World Health Organization · May 11, 2026 · Agency assessment

    “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

  3. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  4. Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets

    Department of Health and Social Care / Food Standards Agency (GOV.UK) · Nov 8, 2016 · Regulator

    “Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”

    assets.publishing.service.gov.uk