Cakes
Good & Gather ChocolateOrganic Brownie Whole Grain Baked Bars
15.24 oz/432 g
Score
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 32
Good & Gather ChocolateOrganic Brownie Whole Grain Baked Bars scores 32 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Invert sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 30.6 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
ChocolateOrganic Brownie Whole Grain Baked Bars
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 10 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 30.6 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 2.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 389 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 8.3 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 68 = 32
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 389 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 11.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 69.4 g |
| Sugars | 30.6 g |
| Added sugars | 22.2 g |
| Fiber | 8.3 g |
| Protein | 5.6 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 bar (36 g)
Ingredients
- ORGANIC OATS
- ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP (high concern)
- ORGANIC FIG PASTE (not recognized)
- ORGANIC INVERT SUGAR (high concern)
- ORGANIC OAT FLOUR
- ORGANIC CHOCOLATE CHIPS (ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, ORGANIC COCOA BUTTER) (moderate concern)
- ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL
- ORGANIC OAT HULL FIBER
- ORGANIC COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI
- ORGANIC CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS
- BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE)
- SEA SALT
Label text, as published
ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP, ORGANIC FIG PASTE, ORGANIC INVERT SUGAR, ORGANIC OAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CHOCOLATE CHIPS (ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, ORGANIC COCOA BUTTER), ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC OAT HULL FIBER, ORGANIC COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE), SEA SALT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Not gluten-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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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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“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