Dried fruits
Wildroots Omega Powerhouse Trail Mix
24 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 6
Wildroots Omega Powerhouse Trail Mix scores 6 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
Omega Powerhouse Trail Mix
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 24.2 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 10.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 545 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 6.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 94 = 6
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 545 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 36.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 10.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39.4 g |
| Sugars | 24.2 g |
| Added sugars | 9.1 g |
| Fiber | 6.1 g |
| Protein | 15.2 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 0.25 cup (33 g)
Ingredients
- Roasted almonds (almonds, salt)
- pumpkin seeds
- protein chocolatey chip (milk protein isolate, sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt) (not recognized)
- walnut pieces
- high protein granola cluster (rolled oats, sugar, pea protein crisp, pea protein isolate, brown rice syrup, graham, almonds, sunflower oil, natural flavors, molasses, baking soda, salt, rosemary extract) (not recognized)
- dried strawberries (strawberries, sugar, ascorbic acid, sunflower oil)
- dried flavored cranberries (cranberries, sugar, natural flavor, sunflower oil)
- dried banana chips (bananas, coconut oil, sugar, natural flavor)
- banana flavored pretzel cluster (white coating, pretzel, dry toasted almonds, natural flavor, salt, annatto)
Label text, as published
Roasted almonds (almonds, salt), pumpkin seeds, protein chocolatey chip (milk protein isolate, sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt), walnut pieces, high protein granola cluster (rolled oats, sugar, pea protein crisp [pea protein concentrate, brown rice flour {brown rice flour, rice bran}], pea protein isolate, brown rice syrup, graham [wheat flour, graham flour, sugar, canola oil, molasses, honey, salt, baking soda], almonds, sunflower oil, natural flavors, molasses, baking soda, salt, rosemary extract), dried strawberries (strawberries, sugar, ascorbic acid, sunflower oil), dried flavored cranberries (cranberries, sugar, natural flavor, sunflower oil), dried banana chips (bananas, coconut oil, sugar, natural flavor), banana flavored pretzel cluster (white coating [sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, whole milk, soy lecithin, salt], pretzel [enriched flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, water, malt {tapioca syrup, malt extract}, canola oil, salt, yeast, bromelain, soda], dry toasted almonds, natural flavor, salt, annatto).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Wildroots
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