Frozen desserts
Unilever Caramel Cookie Crunch
1 PT/473 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 9
Unilever Caramel Cookie Crunch scores 9 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 Dextrose: 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
Caramel Cookie Crunch
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 26 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 6.3 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 220 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 91.5 = 8.5 → 9
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 220 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 28.4 g |
| Sugars | 26 g |
| Added sugars | 19.7 g |
| Fiber | 0.8 g |
| Protein | 3.9 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 0.66 Cup (127 g)
Ingredients
- MILK
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CREAM
- SKIM MILK
- COCONUT
- PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI)
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- SUNFLOWER LECITHIN
- CAROB BEAN GUM
- VANILLA EXTRACT
- GUAR GUM
- BAKING SODA
- DRIED CANE SYRUP (high concern)
- COCOA
- SOY LECITHIN
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- CORN STARCH
- SALT
Label text, as published
MILK, SUGAR, CREAM, SKIM MILK, COCONUT, PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS, DEXTROSE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CAROB BEAN GUM, VANILLA EXTRACT, GUAR GUM, BAKING SODA, DRIED CANE SYRUP, COCOA, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, SALT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Wheat, Egg
- Not vegan
- 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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“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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu