Hash Browns
Great Value Patties, Shredded, seasoned potato hash browns
22.5 oz/637 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 45
Great Value Patties, Shredded, seasoned potato hash browns scores 45 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 3 points Saturated fat 3.1 g / 100 g: High in saturated fat. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better fries and frozen potatoes
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Sweet Potato Hash Brown Strong Roots No added sugars · No palm oil Score 79 out of 100 , 34 points higher -
Southern Style Hash Browns Great Value · 32 oz No added sugars · No seed oils Score 85 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Shredded Hash Browns Mr. Dell's · 30 oz/850 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 55 points higher -
Waffle Cut Seasoned Fries Alexia · 15 oz/425 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 86 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Potato Flakes Instant Mashed Potatoes Bob's Red Mill · 16 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 55 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Patties, Shredded, seasoned potato hash browns
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Potassium sorbate minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 234 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 3.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 55.5 = 44.5 → 45
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 234 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 28.1 g |
| Sugars | 1.6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.1 g |
| Protein | 3.1 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 1 patty (64 g)
Ingredients
- POTATOES
- VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, PALM, SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER)
- SALT
- DEHYDRATED POTATO
- POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS)
- ONION POWDER
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE (TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
Label text, as published
POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, PALM, SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER), SALT, DEHYDRATED POTATO, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE (TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION), DEXTROSE.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Not 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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“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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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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
doi.org
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21 CFR 182.3640 Potassium sorbate
ecfr.gov
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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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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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“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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“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