Food
Kunini Rigato Mix
20 oz
Score
- Dye with an EU warning label
- Contains synthetic dyes
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 12
Kunini Rigato Mix scores 12 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 Powdered 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.
The Receipt
Rigato Mix
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Powdered sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup 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 7.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 2.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 393 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 88 = 12
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [16]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 393 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 82.1 g |
| Sugars | 7.1 g |
| Added sugars | 7.1 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 2.5 g |
Serving: 1 serving (100 g)
Ingredients
- Rice flour
- soy sauce (water, soybean, wheat, salt)
- sugars (cane sugar, powdered sugar) (high concern)
- rice bran oil
- cheese filling (palm shortening, cheese powder)
- wasabi powder (maltodextrin, sugar, artificial flavor, hydrolyzed plant protein, monosodium glutamate, diosodium guanylate, diosodium inosinate, spice mix)
- modified tapioca starch
- yeast extract powder
- glucose (high concern)
- paprika color
- disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
- caramel color (high concern)
- natural red color (fruit composition, maltodextrin) (not recognized)
- chili oil (chili, sunflower oil)
- turmeric color
- artificial color (yellow 5, blue 1)
Label text, as published
Rice flour, soy sauce (water, soybean, wheat, salt), sugars (cane sugar, powdered sugar [cane sugar, corn starch]), rice bran oil, cheese filling (palm shortening, cheese powder [whole milk powder, maltodextrin, whey solids, natural flavor, salt, yeast extract]), wasabi powder (maltodextrin, sugar, artificial flavor, hydrolyzed plant protein [soy, wheat], monosodium glutamate, diosodium guanylate, diosodium inosinate, spice mix [onion powder, pepper powder, chili powder]), modified tapioca starch, yeast extract powder, glucose, paprika color, disodium 5'-ribonucleotide, caramel color, natural red color (fruit composition [hibiscus sabdariffa, black carrot, peach powder, orange powder], maltodextrin), chili oil (chili, sunflower oil), turmeric color, artificial color (yellow 5, blue 1).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
May contain: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Fish, Sesame
- Not vegan
- 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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“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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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of 16 December 2008 on food additives
“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.”
legislation.gov.uk
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“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”
doi.org
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Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes
“FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2—by the end of 2027.”
fda.gov
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California AB 2316 (2024), Pupil nutrition: substances: prohibition
“beginning December 31, 2027, would prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school”
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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21 CFR 74.705 FD&C Yellow No. 5
“shall specifically declare the presence of FD&C Yellow No. 5 by listing the color additive as FD&C Yellow No. 5 among the list of ingredients.”
ecfr.gov
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply (press release)
“Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the coming months.”
fda.gov
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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