Frozen foods
Amy's 3 Cheese & Kale Bake
241 g
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 48
Amy's 3 Cheese & Kale Bake scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Agave syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
3 Cheese & Kale Bake
Ingredients
- Agave syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Safflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 195 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
Bonuses
- Certified organic plus 5 points
100 − 52 = 48
Can’t score above 79. Contains agave syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 195 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 11.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 15.8 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 7.9 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 1 bowl (241 g)
Ingredients
- organic rice pasta (organic rice flour, filtered water)
- organic lowfat milk
- white cheddar and monterey jack cheeses (pasteurized milk, culture, salt, enzymes)
- organic kale
- butter (cream, salt)
- organic sweet rice flour
- filtered water
- organic onions
- organic rice flour
- parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, culture, salt, enzymes)
- sea salt
- organic tapioca starch
- organic potatoes
- organic extra virgin olive oil
- organic agave syrup (high concern)
- mustard powder
- organic high oleic safflower
- sunflower oil
- organic brown rice vinegar (filtered water, organic brown rice, salt, koji spores)
- organic bell peppers
- yeast
- organic potato flour
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- spices
- organic rice bran extract
- organic jalapeño peppers
- organic garlic
Label text, as published
organic rice pasta (organic rice flour, filtered water), organic lowfat milk, white cheddar and monterey jack cheeses (pasteurized milk, culture, salt, enzymes), organic kale, butter (cream, salt), organic sweet rice flour, filtered water, organic onions, organic rice flour, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, culture, salt, enzymes), sea salt, organic tapioca starch, organic potatoes, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic agave syrup, mustard powder, organic high oleic safflower and/or sunflower oil, organic brown rice vinegar (filtered water, organic brown rice, salt, koji spores), organic bell peppers, yeast, organic potato flour, organic cane sugar, spices, organic rice bran extract, organic jalapeño peppers, organic garlic
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Mustard
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Amy's
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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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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7 CFR 205.102 Use of the term "organic" (National Organic Program)
“Any agricultural product that is sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))” must be: (a) Produced in accordance with the requirements specified in § 205.101 or §§ 205.202 through 205.207”
ecfr.gov