Sandwich cookies
Goodie Girl S'Mores Sandwich Cookies
10.6 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 4
Goodie Girl S'Mores Sandwich Cookies scores 4 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 Brown 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.
Better sandwich cookies
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Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Cocoa & Cashew Butter Simple Mills · 190 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 46 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Nut Butter Stuffed Sandwich Cookies Simple Mills · 6.7 oz Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 48 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Danish Oat Sandwich Cookies Trader Joe's · 40 g No added sugars · No sugar Score 45 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Double Stuffed Zero Sugar Oreo · 290 g Less sugar · No added sugars Score 44 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Sandwich Cookies HighKey · 5.09 oz Less sugar · Less saturated fat Score 56 out of 100 , 52 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
S'Mores Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Refiners 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 44 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 440 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 96 = 4
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 | 440 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 18 g |
| Saturated fat | 6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 72 g |
| Sugars | 44 g |
| Added sugars | 40 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 2 cookies (25 g)
Ingredients
- cane sugar (high concern)
- rice flour
- palm oil
- gluten free rolled oats
- corn starch
- tapioca starch
- sunflower oil
- gluten free whole grain oat flour
- cocoa (processed with alkali)
- brown sugar (high concern)
- potato starch
- soy lecithin
- natural flavor (refiners syrup, natural flavor, organic maltodextrin, tricalcium phosphate)
- invert syrup (high concern)
- xanthan gum
- inulin
- sodium bicarbonate
- salt
- molasses (high concern)
- cinnamon
- ammonium bicarbonate
Label text, as published
cane sugar, rice flour, palm oil, gluten free rolled oats, corn starch, tapioca starch, sunflower oil, gluten free whole grain oat flour, cocoa (processed with alkali), contains 2% or less of: brown sugar, potato starch, soy lecithin, natural flavor (refiners syrup, natural flavor, organic maltodextrin, tricalcium phosphate), invert syrup, xanthan gum, inulin, sodium bicarbonate, salt, molasses , cinnamon, ammonium bicarbonate, contains: soy,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Gluten
- 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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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