Crackers (Appetizers)
Good & Gather Wheat Entertaining Crackers
8 oz/226 g
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 64
Good & Gather Wheat Entertaining Crackers scores 64 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 2.5 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
- plus 4 points Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g: A good source of fiber. 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
Wheat Entertaining Crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 2.5 points
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 2.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 467 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 6.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 36.5 = 63.5 → 64
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 467 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Sugars | 6.7 g |
| Added sugars | 6.7 g |
| Fiber | 6.7 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 2.5 g |
Serving: 3 crackers (15 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL
- WHEAT GERM
- SUGAR (high concern)
- WHEY POWDER
- SALT
- LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA) (not recognized)
- NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR (AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN)
- WHEAT BRAN
- ENZYMES
Label text, as published
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, WHEAT GERM, SUGAR, WHEY POWDER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA), NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR (AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN), WHEAT BRAN, ENZYMES.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- 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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“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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“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