Pastries
St Michel French pastry collection
1.34 lb
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 20
St Michel French pastry collection scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Invert 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
French pastry collection
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Milk chocolate (ingredient) minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 6.9 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 3.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 80 = 20
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 0 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 55.2 g |
| Added sugars | 34.5 g |
| Fiber | 3.5 g |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 29g
Ingredients
- Sugar (high concern)
- enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, electrolytic iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- eggs
- butter
- rapeseed oil
- invert sugar syrup (high concern)
- glycerol
- semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder, natural vanilla flavor) (moderate concern)
- sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar)
- cream
- natural vanilla flavor
- hazelnut paste
- cornstarch
- sugared egg yolk (egg yolks, sugar)
- natural hazelnut flavors
- leavening blend (disodium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate)
- salt
- pectin
- Sugar (high concern)
- eggs
- wheat flour
- almond flour
- rapeseed oil
- glycerol
- butterfat
- almonds
- cassava starch
- salt
- leavening blend (sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate)
- natural flavor
- Wheat flour
- sugar (high concern)
- milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor) (moderate concern)
- butter
- rapeseed oil
- egg whites
- glycerol
- eggs
- skim milk powder
- wheat starch
- cornstarch
- natural vanilla flavor
- leavening blend (sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate)
- salt
Label text, as published
Sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, electrolytic iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, butter, rapeseed oil, invert sugar syrup, glycerol, semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder, natural vanilla flavor), sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), cream, natural vanilla flavor, hazelnut paste, cornstarch, sugared egg yolk (egg yolks, sugar), natural hazelnut flavors, leavening blend (disodium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), salt, pectin. Sugar, eggs, wheat flour, almond flour, rapeseed oil, glycerol, butterfat, almonds, cassava starch, salt, leavening blend (sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate), natural flavor. Wheat flour, sugar, milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), butter, rapeseed oil, egg whites, glycerol, eggs, skim milk powder, wheat starch, cornstarch, natural vanilla flavor, leavening blend (sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate), salt.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from St Michel
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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“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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“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