Meal replacements
Met-RX Mint Super Cookie Crunch
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 6
Met-RX Mint Super Cookie Crunch scores 6 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.
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The Receipt
Mint Super Cookie Crunch
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fructose 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 24 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 390 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 94.5 = 5.5 → 6
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, 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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 390 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated fat | 6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Sugars | 24 g |
| Added sugars | 22 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 100 g
Ingredients
- METAMYOSYNⓇ Blend (Soy Protein Crisp, Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Soy 100g) (not recognized)
- Egg White
- L-Glutamine)
- Corn Syrup (high concern)
- Sugar (high concern)
- Glycerine
- Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)
- Fractionated Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
- Water
- Fructooligo - saccharides (not recognized)
- Canola Oil
- Unsweetened Chocolate
- Cocoa
- Natural Flavors
- Fructose (high concern)
- 13% Whey
- Maltodextrin
- Nonfat Milk
- Milk
- Cocoa Butter
- Soy Lecithin
- Peanut Flour
- Milkfat
- 30% Xanthan Gum
- Yogurt Powder (Cultured Whey Protein Concentrate, Cultured Nonfat 1% Milk)
- Ground Almonds
- Salt
- Tocopherols 12% Added To Protect Flavor. 17% VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND: Potassium 14% Phosphate
- Calcium Phosphate
- Ascorbic Acid
- Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate
- Niacinamide
- Zinc 44% Oxide
- Copper Gluconate
- Calcium Pantothenate
- Vitamin A Palmitate
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- Riboflavin
- Thiamine Mononitrate
- Folic Acid
- Biotin
- Potassium lodide
- Vitamin B12. 60% Contains milk
- egg
- soy
- peanut and tree nut (almond) ingredients. 0% 20% 30% Made in a facility that also processes 10% other tree nuts
- wheat and sesame 35% 15% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
Label text, as published
METAMYOSYNⓇ Blend (Soy Protein Crisp [Soy Protein Isolate, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Tapioca Starch], Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Soy 100g) Protein Isolate, Egg White, L-Glutamine), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Glycerine, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Fractionated Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Water, Fructooligo - saccharides, Canola Oil, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa, Natural Flavors, Fructose, 13% Whey, Maltodextrin, Nonfat Milk, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Peanut Flour, Milkfat, 30% Xanthan Gum, Yogurt Powder (Cultured Whey Protein Concentrate, Cultured Nonfat 1% Milk), Ground Almonds, Salt, Tocopherols 12% Added To Protect Flavor. 17% VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND: Potassium 14% Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc 44% Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium lodide, Vitamin B12. 60% Contains milk, egg, soy, peanut and tree nut (almond) ingredients. 0% 20% 30% Made in a facility that also processes 10% other tree nuts, wheat and sesame 35% 15% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- 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