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Lance Toast Chee Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
15.1 oz
Score
- Dye with an EU warning label
- Contains synthetic dyes
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 11
Lance Toast Chee Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers scores 11 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Toast Chee Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 11.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 5.8 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.9 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 512 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Protein 11.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 89 = 11
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][7][8][9][10][11]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 512 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 25.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 58.1 g |
| Sugars | 11.6 g |
| Added sugars | 7 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Protein | 11.6 g |
| Salt | 1.9 g |
Serving: 1 pack (43 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS)
- VEGETABLE OILS (SOYBEAN, PALM, CANOLA)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- SALT
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- LEAVENING (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE) (not recognized)
- CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES)
- YELLOW 6 (high concern)
- SOY LECITHIN
- WHEY (MILK)
Label text, as published
INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS), VEGETABLE OILS (SOYBEAN, PALM AND/OR CANOLA), DEXTROSE, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), YELLOW 6, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY (MILK). CONTAINS: WHEAT, PEANUTS, MILK, SOY.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of 16 December 2008 on food additives
“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
legislation.gov.uk
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“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”
doi.org
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Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes
“FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2—by the end of 2027.”
fda.gov
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California AB 2316 (2024), Pupil nutrition: substances: prohibition
“beginning December 31, 2027, would prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school”
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply (press release)
“Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the coming months.”
fda.gov
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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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“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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu