Milks
Yocrunch Cookies 'n cream oreo & vanilla m&ms yogurt cup
48 oz
Score
- Dye with an EU warning label
- Contains synthetic dyes
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 20
Yocrunch Cookies 'n cream oreo & vanilla m&ms yogurt cup scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Invert sugar: 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 yogurt
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100% Grass-Fed A2/A2 Organic Vanilla Bean Yogurt Extra Cream Top Alexandre Family Farm No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 65 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Whole Milk French Style Yogurt Vanilla Blended Oui by Yoplait · 5 oz No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 63 out of 100 , 43 points higher -
Peaches & Cream Yogurt Cup Trader Joe's · 4 oz No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 72 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Cream On Top Yogurt Plain Unsweetened Maple Hill · 32 oz No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 79 out of 100 , 59 points higher -
Vanilla Skyr Yogurt Siggi's · 4.4 oz (125 g) No EU warning-label dyes · No synthetic dyes Score 60 out of 100 , 40 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Cookies 'n cream oreo & vanilla m&ms yogurt cup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Added sugars 8.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 2.5 g / 100 g minus 1.5 points
100 − 80 = 20
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 120 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 8.8 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 240 g
Ingredients
- Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt With Other Natural Flavors and Oreo Cookie Pieces: Lowfat Yogurt: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Lowfat Milk (not recognized)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Water
- Modified Corn Starch
- Natural Flavors
- Calcium Phosphate
- Malic Acid
- Vitamin D3
- Potassium Sorbate (to Maintain Freshness)
- Oreo Cookie Pieces: Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [ Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [ Vitamin B2], Folic Acid)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Palm Oil
- Soybean and / or Canola Oil
- Cocoa ( Processed with Alkali)
- Invert Sugar (high concern)
- Leavening (Baking Soda and / or Calcium Phosphate) (not recognized)
- Soy Lecithin
- Salt
- Chocolate
- Natural Flavor
- Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt With Other Natural Flavors and M & M
- 's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies: Lowfat Yogurt: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Lowfat Milk (moderate concern)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Water
- Modified Corn Starch
- Natural Flavors
- Calcium Phosphate
- Malic Acid
- Vitamin D3
- Potassium Sorbate (to Maintain Freshness)
- M & M (not recognized)
- 's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial and Natural Flavors) (moderate concern)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Less than 2% - Coloring (Includes Blue 1 Lake, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 2) (not recognized)
- Corn Syrup (high concern)
- Dextrin
- Cornstarch
- Carnauba Wax
- Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt and Oreo Cookie Pieces: Contains milk (not recognized)
- wheat & soy
Label text, as published
Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt With Other Natural Flavors and Oreo Cookie Pieces: Lowfat Yogurt: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Lowfat Milk, Sugar, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Contains Less than 1% of Natural Flavors, Calcium Phosphate, Malic Acid, Vitamin D3, Potassium Sorbate (to Maintain Freshness), Oreo Cookie Pieces: Unbleached Enriched Flour ( Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [ Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [ Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Sugar, Palm Oil, Soybean and / or Canola Oil, Cocoa ( Processed with Alkali), Invert Sugar, Leavening ( Baking Soda and / or Calcium Phosphate), Soy Lecithin, Salt, Chocolate, Natural Flavor. Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt With Other Natural Flavors and M & M; 's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies: Lowfat Yogurt: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Lowfat Milk, Sugar, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Contains Less than 1% of Natural Flavors, Calcium Phosphate, Malic Acid, Vitamin D3, Potassium Sorbate (to Maintain Freshness), M & M; 's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies: Milk Chocolate ( Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial and Natural Flavors), Sugar, Less than 2% - Coloring ( Includes Blue 1 Lake, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 2), Corn Syrup, Dextrin, Cornstarch, Carnauba Wax. Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt and Oreo Cookie Pieces: Contains milk, wheat & soy. May contain traces of peanuts, tree nuts or eggs. Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt and M & M; 's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies: Contains milk & soy. May contain traces of peanuts, tree nuts or eggs.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
May contain: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Egg
- Not vegan
- 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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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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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of 16 December 2008 on food additives
“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
legislation.gov.uk
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“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”
doi.org
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Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes
“FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2—by the end of 2027.”
fda.gov
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California AB 2316 (2024), Pupil nutrition: substances: prohibition
“beginning December 31, 2027, would prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school”
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review
“The table below includes select food ingredients (including food and color additives), food contact substances, and contaminants under FDA review as of May 12, 2026 .”
fda.gov
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21 CFR 74.705 FD&C Yellow No. 5
“shall specifically declare the presence of FD&C Yellow No. 5 by listing the color additive as FD&C Yellow No. 5 among the list of ingredients.”
ecfr.gov
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HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply (press release)
“Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the coming months.”
fda.gov
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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