Cookies and cakes
Nonni's Bakery Limone Biscotti
6.88 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 23
Nonni's Bakery Limone Biscotti scores 23 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 14 points Sugars 45.8 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Limone Biscotti
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Palm kernel oil minus 2.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 1.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 45.8 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 10.4 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 458 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 77 = 23
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 458 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 14.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 10.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 70.8 g |
| Sugars | 45.8 g |
| Added sugars | 41.7 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 8.3 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 BISCOTTI (24 g)
Ingredients
- WHEAT FLOUR
- SUGAR (high concern)
- WHITE CONFECTIONARY COATING (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, MILK, WHEY, SKIM MILK, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], SALT, VANILLA) (not recognized)
- EGGS
- BUTTER
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE)
- SALT
- MALTED BARLEY FLOUR
Label text, as published
WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, WHITE CONFECTIONARY COATING (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, MILK, WHEY, SKIM MILK, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], SALT, VANILLA), EGGS, BUTTER, NATURAL FLAVORS, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Nonni's Bakery
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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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