Toaster pastries
Nature's Path Organic Frosted Berry Strawberry Flavored Toaster Pastries
312 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 4
Nature's Path Organic Frosted Berry Strawberry Flavored Toaster Pastries 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 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.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Frosted Berry Strawberry Flavored Toaster Pastries
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose 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 36.5 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 3.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 404 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 96 = 4
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 404 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 75 g |
| Sugars | 36.5 g |
| Added sugars | 32.7 g |
| Fiber | 1.9 g |
| Protein | 5.8 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 2 pastries (104 g)
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- cane sugar (high concern)
- invert cane syrup (high concern)
- palm oil
- whole wheat flour
- apples
- corn starch
- strawberries
- rice starch
- leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar) (not recognized)
- vital wheat gluten
- dextrose (high concern)
- strawberry flavor
- sea salt
- color (red beet powder, paprika oleoresin) (not recognized)
- tapioca starch
- honey (high concern)
- molasses (high concern)
- citric acid
- whey protein concentrate* (milk)
- algin
- sodium citrate
- monocalcium phosphate
Label text, as published
Wheat flour*, cane sugar*, invert cane syrup*, palm oil*, whole wheat flour*, apples*, corn starch*, strawberries*, rice starch*, leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar), vital wheat gluten*, dextrose*, strawberry flavor*, sea salt, color (red beet powder, paprika oleoresin), tapioca starch*, honey*, molasses*, citric acid, whey protein concentrate* (milk), algin, sodium citrate, monocalcium phosphate.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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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“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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu