Pastries
Otis Spunkmeyer Naturally Flavored Wild Blueberry Muffin
4 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 24
Otis Spunkmeyer Naturally Flavored Wild Blueberry Muffin scores 24 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 30.1 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Naturally Flavored Wild Blueberry Muffin
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids minus 2.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 1.5 points
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate minus 1.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 1.5 points
- Sodium aluminum phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Potassium sorbate minus 0.5 points
- Natural and artificial flavors minus 0.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 30.1 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 3.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 363 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 76.5 = 23.5 → 24
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [17]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 363 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 52.2 g |
| Sugars | 30.1 g |
| Added sugars | 20.4 g |
| Fiber | 0.9 g |
| Protein | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 muffin (113 g)
Ingredients
- Sugar (high concern)
- enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- water
- soybean oil
- blueberries
- eggs
- emulsifier (propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate) (not recognized)
- defatted soy flour
- wheat gluten
- salt
- leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate) (not recognized)
- potassium sorbate (preservative)
- natural and artificial flavors
- xanthan gum
- blackberry juice concentrate
- bluebery juice concentrate (not recognized)
- malic acid
- enzymes
Label text, as published
Sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, blueberries, eggs, contains 2% or less of: emulsifier (propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), defatted soy flour, wheat gluten, salt, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), potassium sorbate (preservative), natural and artificial flavors, xanthan gum, blackberry juice concentrate, bluebery juice concentrate, malic acid, enzymes.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Otis Spunkmeyer
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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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
doi.org
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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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“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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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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“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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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org