Orchard Valley Harvest Glazed Pecans with Sweetened Cranberries & Pepitas
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Orchard Valley Harvest Glazed Pecans with Sweetened Cranberries & Pepitas

24 oz

Score

Good 67 out of 100 Medium confidence
  • High in sugar
  • Contains added sugars
  • Contains seed oils
  • No additives

Why it scores 67

Orchard Valley Harvest Glazed Pecans with Sweetened Cranberries & Pepitas scores 67 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
  2. minus 14 points Sugars 33.3 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
  3. plus 4 points Fiber 11.1 g / 100 g: A good source of fiber. Strong

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Glazed Pecans with Sweetened Cranberries & Pepitas

START100

Ingredients

  • Sugar minus 20 points
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
    Emerging High in omega-6 linoleic acid. [4][5][6][7]
subtotal−22.5

Nutrition per 100 g

  • Sugars 33.3 g / 100 g minus 14 points
    Strong Very high in sugar. [1]
  • Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 1 points
    Strong Contains some salt. [8]
  • Fiber 11.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
    Strong A good source of fiber. [2]
subtotal−11

TOTAL 67Good

100 − 33.5 = 66.5 → 67

Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]

Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [9]


GTIN 00824295140025 · 2026-04-20

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy500 kcal
Fat33.3 g
Saturated fat0 g
Trans fat0 g
Carbohydrates44.4 g
Sugars33.3 g
Added sugars22.2 g
Fiber11.1 g
Protein11.1 g
Salt0.6 g

Serving: 1 tbsp (9 g)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

in ref sg added sugars pretein less than 19 vitamin d omeg calcium omg iron 0,2mg potassium 30mg 0% 0% 0% 0% the % daly value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient ha serving of food contributes to a daily diet, 2,000 alories a day is used for general nutrition advice, noredients: glazed pecans (pecans, sugar, bsalt), dried sweetened cranberries dweerries, sugar, expeller pressed ufoner oil), roasted pepitas (pepitas, bpeler pressed sunflower oil, sea salt), alrgen information: may contain fnuts andior other tree nuts, mothouted by john b, sanfilippo ,son, inc, elgin, l 0128-7820 u,s,a, contains pepitas from china, mexico, orchardvalleyharvest,com ouestions? comments? ****

Allergens and diets

Contains: Tree nuts

Always check the package: recipes change.

Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)

    BMJ · Apr 12, 2016 · Peer-reviewed

    “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

  5. Dietary Linoleic Acid and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Circulation · Oct 28, 2014 · Peer-reviewed

    “These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”

    doi.org

  6. Sodium reduction (fact sheet)

    World Health Organization · May 11, 2026 · Agency assessment

    “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

  7. Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets

    Department of Health and Social Care / Food Standards Agency (GOV.UK) · Nov 8, 2016 · Regulator

    “Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”

    assets.publishing.service.gov.uk