Macarons
Tipiak 36 French Macarons
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 2
Tipiak 36 French Macarons scores 2 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 Caramel: 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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La Grande Galette French Butter Cookies St Michel · 1.3 lb/600 g Not ultra-processed · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 53 out of 100 , 51 points higher -
Mico French Cookies (Small Family Pack) 美可 Less sugar · Less saturated fat Score 50 out of 100 , 48 points higher -
French Toast Grahamz Zee Zees · 1 oz/28.35 g Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 52 out of 100 , 50 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
36 French Macarons
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Caramel minus 20 points
- Corn syrup 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 53.8 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 6.2 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 423 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 98.5 = 1.5 → 2
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). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 423 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 19.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53.8 g |
| Sugars | 53.8 g |
| Added sugars | 46.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Protein | 9.6 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 2 pieces (26 g)
Ingredients
- Sugar (high concern)
- almond powder
- egg whites
- cream
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- caramel (high concern)
- glucose syrup (high concern)
- caramelized milk
- cream
- butter
- sugar (high concern)
- water
- modified tapioca starch
- tapioca starch
- milk powder
- salt
- lemon juice
- butter
- milk
- raspberry filling
- sugar (high concern)
- raspberry
- lemon juice
- pectin
- cream cheese
- milk
- cream
- salt
- enzymes
- glucose syrup (high concern)
- dark chocolate couverture (moderate concern)
- chocolate liquor
- sugar (high concern)
- lowfat cocoa
- soy lecithin
- vanilla flavoring
- milk
- water
- raspberry puree
- raspberry
- sugar (high concern)
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- pistachio
- color added
- caramelized sugar (high concern)
- sunflower oil
- French vanilla flavoring
- crème brûlée flavor
- natural flavors
- xanthan gum
- vanilla powder
- citric acid
Label text, as published
Sugar, almond powder, egg whites, cream, carrageenan, caramel, glucose syrup, caramelized milk, cream, butter, sugar, water, modified tapioca starch, tapioca starch, milk powder, salt, lemon juice, butter, milk, raspberry filling, sugar, raspberry, lemon juice, pectin, cream cheese, milk, cream, salt, enzymes, glucose syrup, dark chocolate couverture, chocolate liquor, sugar, lowfat cocoa, soy lecithin, vanilla flavoring, milk, water, raspberry puree, raspberry, sugar, carrageenan, pistachio, color added, caramelized sugar, sunflower oil, French vanilla flavoring, crème brûlée flavor, natural flavors, xanthan gum, vanilla powder, citric acid
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Egg
- Not vegan
- 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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“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