Crackers (Appetizers)
Lesley Stowe Fig And Olive Crackers
5.3 oz/150 g
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 26
Lesley Stowe Fig And Olive Crackers scores 26 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Refiners syrup: 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
Fig And Olive Crackers
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Refiners syrup minus 20 points
- Honey minus 10 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Salt 2 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 74 = 26
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown 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 | 16.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53.3 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 6.7 g |
| Fiber | 6.7 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Salt | 2 g |
Serving: 3 crackers (15 g)
Ingredients
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- DRIED FIGS (COATED WITH RICE FLOUR)
- PUMPKIN SEEDS
- FLAX SEEDS
- KALAMATA OLIVES (WITH SEA SALT, ACETIC ACID, OLIVE OIL)
- SESAME SEEDS
- ORGANIC SKIM MILK
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- 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 FIGS (COATED WITH RICE FLOUR), PUMPKIN SEEDS, FLAX SEEDS, KALAMATA OLIVES (WITH SEA SALT, ACETIC ACID, OLIVE OIL), SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC SKIM MILK, BROWN SUGAR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA), REFINERY SYRUP, SEA SALT, HONEY, CITRIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- 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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“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)”
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