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Maxine's Heavenly Vegan Cookies Chocolate Chocolate Chip Vegan Cookies
7.2 oz/204 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 14
Maxine's Heavenly Vegan Cookies Chocolate Chocolate Chip Vegan Cookies 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 Coconut 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Vegan Cookies
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Coconut sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower lecithin minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 23.1 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 9.6 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.3 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 423 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 86.5 = 13.5 → 14
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). [9]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 423 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 23.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 9.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.7 g |
| Sugars | 23.1 g |
| Added sugars | 17.4 g |
| Fiber | 7.7 g |
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 1 cookie (23 g)
Ingredients
- oats
- oat flour
- oat fiber
- palm fruit oil
- chocolate chunks (organic cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter) (moderate concern)
- white rice flour
- organic coconut sugar (high concern)
- dates
- organic coconut nectar (high concern)
- water
- cocoa powder
- sunflower lecithin
- organic gum acacia
- flaxseed
- cocoa extract
- vanilla extract
- sea salt
- baking soda
- roundtable on sustainable palm oil
Label text, as published
gluten free oat blend (oats, oat flour, oat fiber), palm fruit oil*, chocolate chunks (organic cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter), white rice flour, organic coconut sugar, dates, organic coconut nectar, water, cocoa powder, sunflower lecithin, organic gum acacia, flaxseed, cocoa extract, vanilla extract, sea salt, baking soda, *roundtable on sustainable palm oil
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not 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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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