Pretzel
Snyder's Mini Pretzels
2.25 oz
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No additives
Why it scores 37
Snyder's Mini Pretzels scores 37 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Malt syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 10 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Mini Pretzels
Ingredients
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 2.2 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 393 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 10.7 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 63 = 37
Can’t score above 79. Contains malt syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 393 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 82.1 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 10.7 g |
| Salt | 2.2 g |
Serving: 1 serving (28 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- TAPIOCA MALT SYRUP (TAPIOCA SYRUP, MALT EXTRACT) (high concern)
- SALT
- VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, PALM, SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER)
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- YEAST
- SODA (not recognized)
Label text, as published
INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TAPIOCA MALT SYRUP (TAPIOCA SYRUP, MALT EXTRACT), SALT, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, PALM, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER), CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SODA. CONTAINS: WHEAT
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
May contain: Peanuts
- 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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“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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“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