Seeds
Oroweat Sourdough 6 Sliced English Muffins
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 52
Oroweat Sourdough 6 Sliced English Muffins scores 52 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 3 points Salt 0.9 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Sourdough 6 Sliced English Muffins
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 2.5 points
- Sorbic acid minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 8.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 48 = 52
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 226 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 43.5 g |
| Sugars | 1.6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.2 g |
| Protein | 8.1 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 serving (62 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1). RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- YEAST
- RICE FLOUR
- SALT
- CORNMEAL
- SUGAR (high concern)
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- PRESERVATIVES (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID) (not recognized)
- SOYBEAN OIL
- WHEAT STARCH
- MONOGLYCERIDES
- ACETIC ACID
- CITRIC ACID
- SOY
- WHEY
Label text, as published
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1). RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, YEAST, RICE FLOUR, SALT, CORNMEAL, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, PRESERVATIVES (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT STARCH, MONOGLYCERIDES, ACETIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SOY, WHEY. CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY, MILK. R20-071-505095 MADE IN A BAKERY THAT MAY ALSO USE TREE NUTS smartlabel
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Oroweat
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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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
canada.ca
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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
doi.org
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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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“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
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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
doi.org
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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
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“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
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“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