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Mondelez OREO Reese's
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 6
Mondelez OREO Reese's scores 6 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 chocolate candy
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Reese's zero sugar Miniature Cups Chocolate Candy & Peanut Butter Reese's · 5.1 oz/144 g Less sugar · No added sugars Score 44 out of 100 , 38 points higher -
Reese's Miniature Cups Zero Sugar Reese's · 85 g Less sugar · No added sugars Score 44 out of 100 , 38 points higher -
Turkey & Cheddar with Capri Sun Roarin' Waters Fruit Punch and Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Lunchables No added sugars · No seed oils Score 57 out of 100 , 51 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
OREO Reese's
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 37.9 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 5.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 483 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 94 = 6
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 | 5.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 69 g |
| Sugars | 37.9 g |
| Added sugars | 37.9 g |
| Fiber | 3.5 g |
| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 2 cookies (29 g)
Ingredients
- sugar (high concern)
- unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin, reese's peanut butter flavored sauce, palm oil, soybean, canola oil, partially defatted peanuts, cocoa (processed with alkali), high fructose corn syrup, leavening, whole grain wheat flour, soy lecithin, invert sugar, chocolate, artificial flavor mondelez global llc, east hanover)
Label text, as published
sugar, unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b21, folic acid), reese's peanut butter flavored sauce (peanuts, sugar, peanut oil, dextrose, salt, tbhq and citric acid [to maintain freshness]), palm oil, soybean and/or canola oil, partially defatted peanuts, cocoa (processed with alkali), high fructose corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate), whole grain wheat flour, soy lecithin, invert sugar, chocolate, artificial flavor contains: peanut, wheat, soy. mondelez global llc, east hanover, usa contains a bioengineered food ingredient made in canada reese's trademar
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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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