Crackers (Appetizers)
Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps Cranberry and Hazelnut Crackers
5.3 oz/150 g
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 28
Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps Cranberry and Hazelnut Crackers scores 28 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 Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 11 points Sugars 20 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Raincoast Crisps Cranberry and Hazelnut Crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Refiners syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 72 = 28
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 13.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 13.3 g |
| Fiber | 6.7 g |
| Protein | 13.3 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 3 CRACKERS (15 g)
Ingredients
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL)
- PUMPKIN SEEDS
- FLAX SEEDS
- HAZELNUTS
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- ORGANIC SKIM MILK
- SESAME SEEDS
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA) (not recognized)
- REFINERY SYRUP (high concern)
- SEA SALT
- HONEY (high concern)
- CITRIC ACID
Label text, as published
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL), PUMPKIN SEEDS, FLAX SEEDS, HAZELNUTS, BROWN SUGAR, ORGANIC SKIM MILK, SESAME SEEDS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA), REFINERY SYRUP, SEA SALT, HONEY, CITRIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Lesley Stowe
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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“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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“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