Snacks
Harvest Snaps Lentil Bean Crisps Tomato Basil
57 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 48
Harvest Snaps Lentil Bean Crisps Tomato Basil scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: flavor enhancer, flavoring, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and modified starch. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Lentil Bean Crisps Tomato Basil
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Dextrin minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 270 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 10 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 52 = 48
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 270 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated fat | 1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Added sugars | 1 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Ingredients
- a day is used for general nutrition advice (not recognized)
- GREDIENTS: RED LENTILS
- CANOLA OIL
- RICE
- TOMATO ASIL SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, SPICES [INCLUDING BASIL], EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, EXTRACTIVE OF TOMATO)
- PAPRIKA COLOR
- CALCIUM CARBONATE
- ROSEMARY EXTRACT FOR FRESHNESS)
Label text, as published
Vitamin D 0mcg um 80mg 0% 6% 2.2mg 10% otassium 370mg 8% The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. GREDIENTS: RED LENTILS, CANOLA OIL, RICE, TOMATO ASIL SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, SPICES [INCLUDING BASIL], EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, EXTRACTIVE OF TOMATO), PAPRIKA COLOR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ROSEMARY EXTRACT FOR FRESHNESS). PACKED ON SHARED EQUIPMENT WITH: MILK MANUFACTURED BY CALBEE AMERICA, INC. FAIRFIELD, CA 94534 bee
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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“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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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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“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