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Mondelez Chocolate peanut butter pie oreos
482 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 3
Mondelez Chocolate peanut butter pie oreos scores 3 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 High fructose corn syrup: 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 , 43 points higher -
Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Simple Mills · 6.7 oz Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 48 out of 100 , 45 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 , 28 points higher -
Dunkies chocolate & crème cookies vanilla Choc Zero · 9 oz Less sugar · No added sugars Score 42 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Danish Oat Sandwich Cookies Trader Joe's · 40 g No added sugars · No artificial flavors Score 45 out of 100 , 42 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Chocolate peanut butter pie oreos
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 20 points
- Caramel color minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 37.9 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 5.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 483 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 97 = 3
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 483 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 72.4 g |
| Sugars | 37.9 g |
| Added sugars | 37.9 g |
| Fiber | 3.4 g |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 2 cookies (29 g)
Ingredients
- SUGAR (high concern)
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID)
- SOYBEAN
- CANOLA OIL
- PALM OIL
- PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, SALT, PEANUT OIL)
- WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR (GRAHAM FLOUR)
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- MALTODEXTRIN
- COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI)
- SALT
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- CARAMEL COLOR (high concern)
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- SOY LECITHIN
- NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (INCLUDES CINNAMON)
- INVERT SUGAR (high concern)
Label text, as published
SUGAR, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (RAPESEED, COTTONSEED, AND SOYBEAN OILS), SALT, PEANUT OIL), WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR (GRAHAM FLOUR), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CARAMEL COLOR, CORN SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (INCLUDES CINNAMON), INVERT SUGAR.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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Questions & Answers About 4-MEI
“Based on current science, the FDA has no reason to believe that there are any immediate or short-term health risks presented by 4-MEI at the levels expected in food.”
fda.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
“The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”
oehha.ca.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