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Marinela Canelita en caja cinnamon cookies box
480 g/60 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains artificial flavors
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 15
Marinela Canelita en caja cinnamon cookies box scores 15 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: 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.
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The Receipt
Canelita en caja cinnamon cookies box
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Vegetable shortening minus 2.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Natural and artificial flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 23.3 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 3.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 467 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 85 = 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [9]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 467 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 73.3 g |
| Sugars | 23.3 g |
| Added sugars | 23.3 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Serving: 3 piece (30 g)
Ingredients
- WHEAT FLOUR
- SUGAR (high concern)
- VEGETABLE SHORTENING [CANOLA AND PALM OIL]
- WATER
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM SULFATE, ALUMINUM SODIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE) (not recognized)
- SALT
- SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE
- CINNAMON
- SOY LECITHIN
- NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
- ENRICHMENT (THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN, FOLIC ACID, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING [CANOLA AND PALM OIL], WATER, CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA, CALCIUM SULFATE, ALUMINUM SODIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE], SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CINNAMON, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ENRICHMENT (THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN, FOLIC ACID, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Marinela
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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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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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