Breads
Glutino English Muffins
16.9 oz/480 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 36
Glutino English Muffins scores 36 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 7.5 points Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose): In a small randomized feeding trial, carboxymethylcellulose modestly increased abdominal discomfort and reduced gut microbiota diversity; in mice it promoted low-grade inflammation. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better english muffins
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Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Flax English Muffins Food For Life · 16 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 77 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
English Muffins
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 1.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Pectin minus 1.5 points
- Sodium alginate minus 0.5 points
- Modified cellulose minus 0.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 8.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 300 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 64.5 = 35.5 → 36
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [15]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 300 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.3 g |
| Sugars | 8.8 g |
| Added sugars | 5 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 1 ENGLISH MUFFIN (80 g)
Ingredients
- water
- corn starch
- tapioca starch
- nonfat dry milk
- corn flour
- egg whites
- sugar (high concern)
- canola oil
- cellulose gum (moderate concern)
- salt
- sodium-delta-lactone
- baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch)
- monocalcium phosphate
- yeast
- baking soda
- pectin
- sodium alginate
- modified cellulose
- demerara yellow corn meal
- vitamin and mineral enrichment blend (maltodextrin, niacin, tricalcium phosphate, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
water, corn starch, tapioca starch, nonfat dry milk, corn flour, egg whites, sugar, less than 2% of: canola oil, cellulose gum, salt, sodium-delta-lactone, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch), monocalcium phosphate, yeast, baking soda, pectin, sodium alginate, modified cellulose, demerara yellow corn meal, vitamin and mineral enrichment blend (maltodextrin, niacin, tricalcium phosphate, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Egg
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Glutino
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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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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