Shelf stable desserts
Member's Mark Milk Chocolate Almonds
48 oz
Score
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- No additives
Why it scores 48
Member's Mark Milk Chocolate Almonds scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 50 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
- minus 9 points Saturated fat 13.3 g / 100 g: Very high in saturated fat. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Milk Chocolate Almonds
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 50 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 13.3 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 533 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 52 = 48
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). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 533 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 33.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 13.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56.7 g |
| Sugars | 50 g |
| Added sugars | 46.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 30g
Ingredients
- Saturated Fat (not recognized)
- Trans Fat (not recognized)
- Cholesterol
- Sodium
- ohydrate (not recognized)
- Dietary Fiber
- Total Sugars (high concern)
- Added Sugars (high concern)
- Protein (not recognized)
- Vitamin D
- Calcium
- Iron
- Potassium
Label text, as published
Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Total Carbohydrate, Dietary Fiber, Total Sugars, Added Sugars, Protein, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron, Potassium
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