Cookies
Bettergoods Wedding Cookies
6 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- No additives
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 3
Bettergoods Wedding Cookies scores 3 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.
Better cookies
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Mexican Wedding Grain Free Cookies Siete Not ultra-processed · Less sugar Score 50 out of 100 , 47 points higher -
Wedding Cookies Slaton Bakery · 6 oz No palm oil · No dextrose Score 26 out of 100 , 23 points higher -
Wedding Cookies La Monarca Bakery · 6 oz Less sugar · No palm oil Score 25 out of 100 , 22 points higher -
Wedding Cookies Glutenetto Less sugar · No palm oil Score 21 out of 100 , 18 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Wedding Cookies
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Powdered sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 28.6 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 17.9 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 464 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 97.5 = 2.5 → 3
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 464 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 17.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60.7 g |
| Sugars | 28.6 g |
| Added sugars | 14.3 g |
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 4 cookies (28 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- PALM OIL
- COATING SUGAR (DEXTROSE, POWDERED SUGAR) (high concern)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- WATER
- ALMOND MEAL
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- SALT
Label text, as published
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, COATING SUGAR (DEXTROSE, POWDERED SUGAR [SUGAR, TAPIOCA FLOUR]), SUGAR, WATER, ALMOND MEAL, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu