Food
RF Street Taco Inspired Al Pastor & Pineapple Pork Stick
1 oz
Score
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 49
RF Street Taco Inspired Al Pastor & Pineapple Pork Stick scores 49 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 3.8 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
- minus 8 points Sugars 14.3 g / 100 g: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Street Taco Inspired Al Pastor & Pineapple Pork Stick
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Collagen minus 2.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 14.3 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Saturated fat 7.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 3.8 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 357 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 51 = 49
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, 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). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 357 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 17.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17.9 g |
| Sugars | 14.3 g |
| Added sugars | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 28.6 g |
| Salt | 3.8 g |
Serving: 1 stick (28 g)
Ingredients
- Pork
- water
- pineapple
- sea salt
- brown sugar (high concern)
- encapsulated (not recognized)
- citric acid
- cultured (not recognized)
- celery
- powder (not recognized)
- chili powder
- liquid smoke
- cilantro
- Cumin
- ancho (not recognized)
- chili
- cherry powder
- ground (not recognized)
- oregano
- coriander
- ground parsley
- ground (not recognized)
- rosemary
- ground clove
- colored beef collagen casing
Label text, as published
Pork, water, pineapple, sea salt, contains 2% or less of brown sugar, encapsulated, citric acid, cultured, celery, powder, chili powder, liquid smoke, cilantro, Cumin, ancho, chili, cherry powder, ground, oregano, coriander, ground parsley, ground, rosemary, ground clove, and colored beef collagen casing
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
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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“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)”
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