Snacks
Met-RX Big 100 Peanut Butter Pretzel
3.52 oz/100 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 0
Met-RX Big 100 Peanut Butter Pretzel scores 0 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 Corn syrup: 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
Big 100 Peanut Butter Pretzel
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup 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 28 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 759 kcal / 100 g minus 4 points
- Fiber 3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 102 = 0
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4][8][9][10][11]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 759 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated fat | 6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Sugars | 28 g |
| Added sugars | 27 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Salt | 1.3 g |
Serving: 1 bar (100 g)
Ingredients
- Metamyosyn pbp protein blend (soy crisps, whey protein isolate, casein, soy protein isolate, hydrolyzed whey protein isolate, egg white, l-glutamine)
- peanut butter flavored coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor)
- corn syrup (high concern)
- high fructose corn syrup (high concern)
- enriched wheat flour (wheat starch, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- glycerin
- rolled oats
- invert evaporated cane syrup (high concern)
- peanuts
- water
- partially defatted peanut flour
- sugar (high concern)
- oligofructose
- peanut butter (peanuts)
- fractionated palm kernel oil
- nonfat milk
- natural flavor
- vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid, ferric orthophosphate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, biotin, potassium iodide, cyanocobalamin)
- fructose (high concern)
- salt
- caramel color (high concern)
- soy lecithin
- whey protein concentrate
- mono - and diglycerides
- unsweetened chocolate
- vegetable oil (corn, canola, cottonseed, soybean)
- heavy cream (cream, milk, cellulose gel, milk solids, carrageenan, cellulose gum)
- butter (cream, salt, annatto color)
- tocopherols
- sodium citrate
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- sodium bicarbonate
- maltodextrin
- sodium phosphate
- yeast
- dextrose (high concern)
Label text, as published
Metamyosyn pbp protein blend (soy crisps [soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt], whey protein isolate, casein, soy protein isolate, hydrolyzed whey protein isolate, egg white, l-glutamine), peanut butter flavored coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, enriched wheat flour (wheat starch, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), glycerin, rolled oats, invert evaporated cane syrup, peanuts, water, partially defatted peanut flour, sugar, oligofructose, peanut butter (peanuts), fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, natural flavor, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid, ferric orthophosphate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, biotin, potassium iodide, cyanocobalamin), fructose, salt, caramel color, soy lecithin, whey protein concentrate, mono - and diglycerides, unsweetened chocolate, vegetable oil (corn, canola, cottonseed and/or soybean), heavy cream (cream, milk, cellulose gel, milk solids, carrageenan, cellulose gum), butter (cream, salt, annatto color), tocopherols, sodium citrate, carrageenan, sodium bicarbonate, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, yeast, dextrose.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- 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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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
ecfr.gov
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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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Questions & Answers About 4-MEI
“Based on current science, the FDA has no reason to believe that there are any immediate or short-term health risks presented by 4-MEI at the levels expected in food.”
fda.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
“The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”
oehha.ca.gov
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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