Food
Kind Peanut butter almond flour blondie
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 11
Kind Peanut butter almond flour blondie scores 11 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points 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
Peanut butter almond flour blondie
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Inulin (chicory root fiber) minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 450 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 10 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 89.5 = 10.5 → 11
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 450 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 30 g |
| Saturated fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 42.5 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 17.5 g |
| Fiber | 10 g |
| Protein | 12.5 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 serving (40 g)
Ingredients
- Blanched almond flour
- tapioca syrup (high concern)
- peanut butter (peanuts, sea salt)
- chicory root fiber
- cane sugar (high concern)
- semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract) (moderate concern)
- peanut flour
- vegetable glycerin
- peanut oil
- palm kernel oil
- sea salt
- alkalized cocoa
- baking soda
- natural tavor (not recognized)
- soy lecithin
- Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols for freshness)
Label text, as published
Blanched almond flour, tapioca syrup, peanut butter (peanuts, sea salt), chicory root fiber, cane sugar, semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), peanut flour, vegetable glycerin, peanut oil, palm kernel oil, sea salt, alkalized cocoa, baking soda, natural tavor, soy lecithin, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols for freshness)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy
- 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