Crackers (Appetizers)
365 Whole Foods Market Golden Round Crackers
12 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 19
365 Whole Foods Market Golden Round Crackers scores 19 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 Malt syrup: 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 Receipt
Golden Round Crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 10 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 2.4 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 433 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 81 = 19
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 salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 433 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 23.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 10 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56.7 g |
| Sugars | 6.7 g |
| Added sugars | 6.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 2.4 g |
Serving: 9 crackers (31 g)
Ingredients
- ORGANIC ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED PALM OIL
- ORGANIC CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- SALT
- LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE) (not recognized)
- ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- ORGANIC MALTED BARLEY EXTRACT (high concern)
- MICROBIAL ENZYMES
Label text, as published
ORGANIC ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED PALM OIL, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC MALTED BARLEY EXTRACT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not 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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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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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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“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