Puffed cereal cakes
Good Thins Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Snacks
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 49
Good Thins Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Snacks scores 49 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
- plus 4 points Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g: A good source of fiber. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Snacks
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Inulin (chicory root fiber) minus 2.5 points
- Safflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 414 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 51.5 = 48.5 → 49
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 414 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 6.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 82.8 g |
| Sugars | 3.3 g |
| Fiber | 6.7 g |
| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 portion (29 g)
Ingredients
- Whole grain brown rice flour
- whole grain brown rice
- potato starch
- corn flour
- inulin (from chicory root)
- high oleic safflower oil
- maltodextrin
- sugar (high concern)
- sea salt
- black pepper
- high oleic sunflower oil
- citric acid
- natural flavor. soy
- sesame seed
- tree nuts
Label text, as published
Whole grain brown rice flour, whole grain brown rice, potato starch, corn flour, inulin (from chicory root), high oleic safflower oil, maltodextrin, sugar, sea salt, black pepper, high oleic sunflower oil, citric acid, natural flavor. soy, sesame seed, tree nuts.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy, Sesame
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Good Thins
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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“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