Chicken meat balls
Amylu Cranberry & Jalapeño Chicken Meatballs
87 g
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 50
Amylu Cranberry & Jalapeño Chicken Meatballs scores 50 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Maple syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Cranberry & Jalapeño Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Maple syrup minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition
- Nutrition facts unavailable no points
100 − 50.5 = 49.5 → 50
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. No nutrition facts on file, so we can't confirm excellent.
Ingredients
- chicken raised without antibiotics
- cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil)
- jalapeño peppers
- evaporated cane sugar (high concern)
- maple sugar (high concern)
- spices
- chipotle pepper
- kosher salt
- extract of rosemary
- vinegar
Label text, as published
chicken raised without antibiotics, cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), contains 2% or less of: jalapeño peppers, evaporated cane sugar, maple sugar, spices, chipotle pepper, kosher salt, extract of rosemary, vinegar.
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- 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