Dips
Primal Kitchen Yum Yum Sauce
10 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 45
Primal Kitchen Yum Yum Sauce scores 45 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7 points Salt 1.9 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Yum Yum Sauce
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 5.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.9 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 414 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 55 = 45
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 414 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 41.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 13.8 g |
| Sugars | 6.9 g |
| Added sugars | 6.9 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 1.9 g |
Serving: 29g
Ingredients
- Avocado oil
- organic vinegar
- water
- organic pear juice concentrate (high concern)
- organic egg yolks
- potato starch
- organic tomato puree (water, organic tomato paste)
- sea salt
- garlic powder
- citric acid
- salt
- tamarind seed gum
- organic mustard flour
- cayenne pepper sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic)
- organic paprika
- mushroom extract
- organic white pepper
Label text, as published
Avocado oil, organic vinegar, water, organic pear juice concentrate, organic egg yolks, potato starch, organic tomato puree (water, organic tomato paste), sea salt, garlic powder, citric acid, salt, tamarind seed gum, organic mustard flour, cayenne pepper sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), organic paprika, mushroom extract, organic white pepper.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Egg, Mustard
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- 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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“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