Crackers (Appetizers)
Great Value Multi-Grain Crackers
12.7 oz, 360 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 17
Great Value Multi-Grain Crackers scores 17 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 High fructose 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
Multi-Grain Crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 14.3 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Salt 2.3 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 7.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 83.5 = 16.5 → 17
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 17.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71.4 g |
| Sugars | 14.3 g |
| Added sugars | 14.3 g |
| Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 2.3 g |
Serving: 4 crackers, 14g
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- HIGH OLEIC CANOLA
- SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS
- SUGAR (high concern)
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
- DEFATTED WHEAT GERM
- SALT
- OAT BRAN
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE) (not recognized)
- DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- CORN STARCH
- SOY LECITHIN
- SODIUM SULFITE (moderate concern)
Label text, as published
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS, SUGAR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, DEFATTED WHEAT GERM, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, OAT BRAN, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM SULFITE.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sulphites
May contain: Milk, Egg
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Great Value
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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“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