Bars
Soft Baked Squares
8.5 oz/240 g
Score
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- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 9
Soft Baked Squares scores 9 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.
Better granola and snack bars
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Soft Baked Almond Flour Bars Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Simple Mills · 5.99 oz/170 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 71 out of 100 , 62 points higher -
Soft Baked Almond Flour Bars Chocolate Brownie Simple Mills · 5.99 oz/170 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 49 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Vanilla Almond Soft Baked Bars No added sugars · No seed oils Score 55 out of 100 , 46 points higher -
Soft and chewy oat bar Over Easy · 52 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 62 out of 100 , 53 points higher -
Soft baked bar chocolate brownie Ratio No added sugars · No seed oils Score 71 out of 100 , 62 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Soft Baked Squares
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Caramel minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 3.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 10 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 91.5 = 8.5 → 9
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 | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 35 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 17.5 g |
| Fiber | 10 g |
| Protein | 12.5 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 bar (40 g)
Ingredients
- BLANCHED ALMOND FLOUR
- TAPIOCA SYRUP (high concern)
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- CHICORY ROOT FIBER
- CANOLA OIL
- CARAMEL CHUNKS (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, COCOA POWDER, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ANNATTO EXTRACT) (high concern)
- VEGETABLE GLYCERIN
- PALM KERNEL OIL
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- SEA SALT
- ALKALIZED COCOA
- BAKING SODA
- SOY LECITHIN
- VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS FOR FRESHNESS)
Label text, as published
BLANCHED ALMOND FLOUR, TAPIOCA SYRUP, CANE SUGAR, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, CANOLA OIL, CARAMEL CHUNKS (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, COCOA POWDER, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ANNATTO EXTRACT), VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, SEA SALT, ALKALIZED COCOA, BAKING SODA, 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.
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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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“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
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu