Cookies
Sobisk Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
7.9 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 7
Sobisk Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies scores 7 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.
Better sandwich cookies
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Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Simple Mills · 6.7 oz Not ultra-processed · No artificial flavors Score 48 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Cocoa & Cashew Butter Simple Mills · 190 g Not ultra-processed · No artificial flavors Score 46 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Peanut Butter Creme Cookies Back To Nature · 9.6 oz/272 g Less saturated fat · No artificial flavors Score 31 out of 100 , 24 points higher -
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Catalina Crunch Less sugar · Less saturated fat Score 32 out of 100 , 25 points higher -
Danish Oat Sandwich Cookies Trader Joe's · 40 g No added sugars · No artificial flavors Score 45 out of 100 , 38 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Artificial flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 28.6 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 7.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 93.5 = 6.5 → 7
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71.4 g |
| Sugars | 28.6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 14g
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- whole wheat flour
- sugar (high concern)
- roasted peanut butter
- palm oil
- maize starch
- glucose (high concern)
- salt
- leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate) (not recognized)
- soy lecithin
- artificial flavor and color (caramel)
Label text, as published
Wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, roasted peanut butter, palm oil, maize starch, glucose, salt, leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate), soy lecithin, artificial flavor and color (caramel).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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“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