Breakfast cookie
Kodiak Soft Baked Sandwich Breakfast Bars Cinnamon Oat & Apple
7.05 oz (200 g) - 4 bars 1.76 oz (50 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 11
Kodiak Soft Baked Sandwich Breakfast Bars Cinnamon Oat & Apple scores 11 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Invert sugar: 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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Organic Apple, Cinnamon & Spinach Snack Bar Good & Gather toddler · 3.9 oz/110 g No added sugars · No invert sugar Score 61 out of 100 , 50 points higher -
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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 , 60 points higher -
Yumi Organic Bar - Apple Cinnamon & Squash Yumi · 3.70 oz/105 g No added sugars · No invert sugar Score 60 out of 100 , 49 points higher -
Cinnamon Apple Chewy Bars - No added Sugar Cascadian Farm Organic · 6 oz/170 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 63 out of 100 , 52 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Soft Baked Sandwich Breakfast Bars Cinnamon Oat & Apple
Ingredients
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 8 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 2 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 380 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 10 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 89 = 11
Can’t score above 79. Contains invert sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 380 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16 g |
| Saturated fat | 2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 16 g |
| Fiber | 10 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 bar (50 g)
Ingredients
- Crust: Almond butter
- whey protein isolate
- peanut butter
- whole grain oats
- soluble tapioca fiber
- hemp seed protein
- vegetable glycerin
- invert sugar syrup (high concern)
- whole grain oat flour
- soy lecithin
- baking soda
- natural flavor
- cinnamon
- sea salt
- Filling: Sugar (high concern)
- cane syrup (high concern)
- water
- apple powder
- modified tapioca starch
- glycerin
- apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- natural flavor
- pectin
- cinnamon
- citric acid
Label text, as published
Crust: Almond butter, whey protein isolate, peanut butter, whole grain oats, soluble tapioca fiber, hemp seed protein, vegetable glycerin, invert sugar syrup, whole grain oat flour, soy lecithin, baking soda, natural flavor, cinnamon, sea salt. Filling: Sugar, cane syrup, water, apple powder, modified tapioca starch, glycerin, apple juice concentrate, natural flavor, pectin, cinnamon, citric acid
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy, Gluten
May contain: Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Recycled paper
Context only: no points in v1.
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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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“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