Chocolate sandwich cookies
OREO minis
226 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 4
OREO minis scores 4 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 sandwich cookies
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Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Cocoa & Cashew Butter Simple Mills · 190 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 46 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Simple Mills · 6.7 oz Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 48 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Danish Oat Sandwich Cookies Trader Joe's · 40 g No added sugars · No artificial flavors Score 45 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Sandwich Cookies HighKey · 5.09 oz Less sugar · Less saturated fat Score 56 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Peanut Butter Creme Cookies Back To Nature · 9.6 oz/272 g Less saturated fat · No artificial flavors Score 31 out of 100 , 27 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
OREO minis
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup 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 41.4 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 6.9 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 483 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 96 = 4
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 483 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 72.4 g |
| Sugars | 41.4 g |
| Added sugars | 37.9 g |
| Fiber | 3.4 g |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 9 cookies (29 g)
Ingredients
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- PALM
- CANOLA OIL
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI)
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- SALT
- SOY LECITHIN
- CHOCOLATE
- ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
Label text, as published
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, PALM AND/OR CANOLA OIL, DEXTROSE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, CHOCOLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More chocolate sandwich cookies on GoodSwap
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Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Oreo · 530 g Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 4 out of 100 Bad -
Oreo Cookies Plain, 2-Pack Nabisco · 0.78 oz Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 5 out of 100 Bad -
OREO Cookie Oreo · 2.4 oz Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 7 out of 100 Bad -
Oreo Double Stuf Gluten Free Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Oreo · 12.47 oz/353 g Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Oreo Double Stuf Oreo · 4 oz (113 g) Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 5 out of 100 Bad -
Aussie style chocolate creme sandwich cookies Trader Joe's · 7.05 oz (200 g) Ultra-processedHigh in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugars Score 1 out of 100 Bad
More from Oreo
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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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
ecfr.gov
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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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“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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“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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu