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Bolthouse Farms Breakfast Smoothie Strawberry Parfait
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Bolthouse Farms Breakfast Smoothie Strawberry Parfait

450 mL/15.2 fl oz

Poor out of 100 Medium confidence
  • Ultra-processed
  • Contains added sugars
  • Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
  • Contains whole grains
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Why it scores 23

Bolthouse Farms Breakfast Smoothie Strawberry Parfait scores 23 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
  2. Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
  3. 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

Breakfast Smoothie Strawberry Parfait

START100

Ingredients

  • Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener)
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Sugar
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Brown sugar
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
subtotal−50

Processing

  • Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
    Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [4]
  • 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers
    Emerging Industrial additive classes found: flavoring, industrial protein, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate, modified starch and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. [4]
subtotal−24

Nutrition per 100 g

  • Added sugars 6.4 g / 100 g
    Strong Contains some sugar. [1]
subtotal−3
TOTAL 23Poor

100 − 77 = 23

Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]

GTIN 00071464327507 · 2026-03-19

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

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Nutrition per 100 g

Energy84 kcal
Fat1.1 g
Saturated fat0.6 g
Trans fat0 g
Carbohydrates16 g
Sugars10.4 g
Added sugars6.4 g
Fiber2.9 g
Protein2.4 g
Salt0.1 g

Serving: 15.2 fl. oz. (450mL)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

WATER, APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), YOGURT (CULTURED MILK, PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN), STRAWBERRY PUREE, CANE SUGAR, DEXTRIN (SOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER), BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: NATURAL FLAVOR, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, RED BEET CONCENTRATE (COLOR), CALCIUM (DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), PHOSPHORUS (DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MAGNESIUM (MAGNESIUM OXIDE), VITAMIN E (DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), NIACIN (NIACINAMIDE), IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE), ZINC (ZINC OXIDE), PANTOTHENIC ACID (CALCIUM D-PANTOTHENATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXIDE HCL), COPPER (CUPRIC OXIDE), MANGANESE (MANGANESE SULFATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN HCL), FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, IODINE (POTASSIUM IODIDE), VITAMIN K (PHYTONADIONE), VITAMIN D (ERGOCALCIFEROL), VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN), VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID).

Allergens and diets

Contains: Milk, Soy, Gluten

  • Not vegan
  • Not gluten-free
  • Palm-oil-free

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Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  5. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

    BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

    “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

  6. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

    Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  7. Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome

    Nature · Mar 5, 2015 · Peer-reviewed

    “carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”

    doi.org

  8. Randomized Controlled-Feeding Study of Dietary Emulsifier Carboxymethylcellulose Reveals Detrimental Impacts on the Gut Microbiota and Metabolome

    Gastroenterology · March 2022 · Peer-reviewed

    “Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”

    doi.org

  9. Food additive emulsifiers and risk of cardiovascular disease in the NutriNet-Santé cohort: prospective cohort study

    BMJ · Sep 6, 2023 · Peer-reviewed

    “This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”

    doi.org