Crackers (Appetizers)
Clover Valley Vegetable round crackers
10 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 12
Clover Valley Vegetable round crackers scores 12 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 Dextrose: 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
Vegetable round crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 3.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 2.3 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 88.5 = 11.5 → 12
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 68.8 g |
| Sugars | 6.3 g |
| Added sugars | 6.2 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 6.3 g |
| Salt | 2.3 g |
Serving: 5 CRACKERS (16 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- HIGH OLEIC CANOLA
- SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS
- SUGAR (high concern)
- DEHYDRATED VEGETABLE AND SPICE BLEND (CARROTS, ONIONS, DEXTROSE, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, SPICES, PARSLEY, SPICE EXTRACTIVE)
- SALT
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- ONION POWDER
- GARLIC POWDER
- SOY LECITHIN
- SODIUM SULFITE (moderate concern)
- NATURAL FLAVOR
Label text, as published
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID). HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLE AND SPICE BLEND (CARROTS, ONIONS, DEXTROSE, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, SPICES, PARSLEY, SPICE EXTRACTIVE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM SULFITE, NATURAL FLAVOR.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sulphites
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
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
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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