Food
Texas Roadhouse Mini Rolls
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
- May contain traces of 1,4-dioxane
Why it scores 8
Texas Roadhouse Mini Rolls scores 8 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: 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.
The Receipt
Mini Rolls
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Honey 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 9.1 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 6.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 364 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 92.5 = 7.5 → 8
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 364 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 15.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 45.5 g |
| Sugars | 9.1 g |
| Added sugars | 1.9 g |
| Protein | 6.1 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 roll (33 g)
Ingredients
- enriched wheat flour
- malted barley flour
- niacin
- reduced iron
- thiamine mononitrate
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- water
- sugar (high concern)
- butter
- cream
- salt
- soybean oil
- salt
- yeast
- hydrogenated cottonseed oil
- natural and artificial flavor
- sorbic acid
- polysorbate 60
- dextrose (high concern)
- confectioners glaze
- honey cinnamon glaze (high concern)
- palm oil
- soybean oil
- water
- honey (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- butter
- natural flavors
- mono and diglycerides
- glycerine
- cinnamon
- sorbitan monostearate
- soy lecithin
- natural flavor
- potassium sorbate preservative
Label text, as published
enriched wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, sugar, butter, cream, salt, soybean oil, salt, yeast, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, natural and artificial flavor, sorbic acid, polysorbate 60, dextrose, confectioners glaze, honey cinnamon glaze, palm oil, soybean oil, water, honey, sugar, butter, natural flavors, mono and diglycerides, glycerine, cinnamon, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, natural flavor, potassium sorbate preservative
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Texas Roadhouse
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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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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“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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“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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“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
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1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
“1,4-dioxane forms as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of certain cosmetic ingredients.”
fda.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int