Candies
Kirkland Signature Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains artificial flavors
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 0
Kirkland Signature Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie scores 0 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. 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
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 44.1 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 14.7 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 100 = 0
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 23.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 14.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 70.6 g |
| Sugars | 44.1 g |
| Added sugars | 41.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.9 g |
| Protein | 2.9 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 3 cookies (34 g)
Ingredients
- chocolate chips (moderate concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- chocolate liquor
- cocoa butter
- soy lecithin
- vanilla
- enriched flour
- wheat flour
- niacin
- reduced iron
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- brown sugar (high concern)
- butter
- cream
- natural flavor
- eggs
- water
- artificial flavor
- salt
- whey protein concentrate
- baking soda
- soy lecithin
Label text, as published
chocolate chips, sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla, enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, riboflavin, folic acid, brown sugar, butter, cream, natural flavor, eggs, water, artificial flavor, salt, whey protein concentrate, baking soda, soy lecithin
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- 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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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