Frozen desserts
Yasso Coffee Chocolate Chip Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars
14 fl oz/414 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 14
Yasso Coffee Chocolate Chip Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars scores 14 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.
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The Receipt
Coffee Chocolate Chip Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Powdered sugar minus 20 points
- Milk protein concentrate / isolate minus 2.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Guar gum minus 0.5 points
- Locust bean gum minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 2.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 86 = 14
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 154 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24.6 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 13.8 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 65.0g
Ingredients
- NONFAT MILK
- GREEK YOGURT (NONFAT MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CULTURES)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CHOCOLATE FLAVORED CHIP (POWDERED SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR)
- MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE
- MALTODEXTRIN
- COLD BREW COFFEE EXTRACT
- CREAM
- GUAR GUM
- LOCUST BEAN GUM
- NATURAL FLAVOR
Label text, as published
NONFAT MILK, GREEK YOGURT (NONFAT MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CULTURES), SUGAR, CHOCOLATE FLAVORED CHIP (POWDERED SUGAR [SUGAR*, CORNSTARCH*], COCONUT OIL*, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI*, COCOA*, SOY LECITHIN*, NATURAL FLAVOR*), MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MALTODEXTRIN*, COLD BREW COFFEE EXTRACT*, CREAM, GUAR GUM*, LOCUST BEAN GUM*, NATURAL FLAVOR*
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy
- Not vegan
- 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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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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“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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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 4.1 (beverages with high caffeine content)
“‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’”
eur-lex.europa.eu