Salty snacks
Corn Nuts BBQ Crunchy
4 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 22
Corn Nuts BBQ Crunchy scores 22 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 Molasses: 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.
The Receipt
Corn Nuts BBQ Crunchy
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Sucralose minus 7.5 points
- Corn oil minus 1.5 points
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.8 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 464 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 78.5 = 21.5 → 22
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). [17]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 464 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71.4 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 28 g (0.33 cup)
Ingredients
- CORN
- CORN OIL
- SALT
- SPICES
- MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOR ENHANCER)
- DRIED TOMATOES
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- DRIED GARLIC
- SODIUM DIACETATE
- DRIED MOLASSES (high concern)
- YEAST EXTRACT
- MALIC ACID
- PAPRIKA EXTRACT
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- SUCRALOSE (moderate concern)
- ACETIC ACID
Label text, as published
CORN, CORN OIL, CONTAINS 2 % OR LESS OF SALT, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOR ENHANCER), DRIED TOMATOES, BROWN SUGAR, DRIED GARLIC, SODIUM DIACETATE, DRIED MOLASSES, YEAST EXTRACT, MALIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUCRALOSE, ACETIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Corn Nuts
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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Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on human glucose tolerance
“As groups, each administered NNS distinctly altered stool and oral microbiome and plasma metabolome, whereas saccharin and sucralose significantly impaired glycemic responses.”
doi.org
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“Sucralose-6-acetate significantly increased the expression of genes associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer”
doi.org
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“EFSA’s experts concluded that the sweetener sucralose (E 955) continues to be safe for consumers for its currently authorised uses as a food additive.”
efsa.europa.eu
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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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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Questions and Answers on Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
“FDA considers the addition of MSG to foods to be “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS).”
fda.gov
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EFSA reviews safety of glutamates added to food
“EFSA re-assessed the safety of glutamates used as food additives and derived a group acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 30 mg/kg body weight per day for all six of these additives.”
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