Chocolate cookies
CrispLids Chocolate Chip Snacks
6 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 2
CrispLids Chocolate Chip Snacks scores 2 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 cookies
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Chocolate Chip Cookies Voortman Bakery · 8 oz (227 g) Less sugar · Less saturated fat Score 46 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Chocolate Chip Crunchy Cookies Partake · 5.5 oz/156 g Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 45 out of 100 , 43 points higher -
Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies HighKey · 2 oz Less sugar · No added sugars Score 47 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Fudge Brownie Chocolate Chip cookies Voortman Bakery · 225 g Less sugar · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 44 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Date & Nut Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Doigh Good & Gather · 7.8 oz/221 g Not ultra-processed · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 51 out of 100 , 49 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Chocolate Chip Snacks
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Fructose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 39.3 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 12.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 464 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 98.5 = 1.5 → 2
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 | 464 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 25 g |
| Saturated fat | 12.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 67.9 g |
| Sugars | 39.3 g |
| Added sugars | 39.3 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 2 COOKIES (28 g)
Ingredients
- GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR (BROWN RICE FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA FLOUR)
- SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER) (moderate concern)
- PALM OIL
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- FRUCTOSE (high concern)
- BROWN RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- WATER
- EGG REPLACER (POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA FLOUR, LEAVENING, CELLULOSE GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE) (not recognized)
- MOLASSES (high concern)
- PREBIOTIC FROM NON-GMO TAPIOCA STARCH
- VANILLA EXTRACT
- GRAPE JUICE
- RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- BAKING SODA
- SALT
- XANTHAN GUM
- SUNFLOWER LECITHIN
Label text, as published
GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR (BROWN RICE FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA FLOUR), SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER), PALM OIL, BROWN SUGAR, CANE SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, BROWN RICE SYRUP, WATER, EGG REPLACER (POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA FLOUR, LEAVENING [CALCIUM LACTATE*, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CREAM OF TARTAR], CELLULOSE GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE), MOLASSES, PREBIOTIC FROM NON-GMO TAPIOCA STARCH, VANILLA EXTRACT, GRAPE JUICE, RICE SYRUP, BAKING SODA, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN.
Allergens and diets
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- 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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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu