Chocolate cookies
Simple Mills Crunchy Almond Flour Cookies Double Chocolate
5.5 oz
Score
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 18
Simple Mills Crunchy Almond Flour Cookies Double Chocolate scores 18 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Coconut sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 27.6 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Crunchy Almond Flour Cookies Double Chocolate
Ingredients
- Coconut sugar minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 27.6 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 12.1 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 517 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 6.9 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 82 = 18
Can’t score above 79. Contains coconut 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 | 517 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 31 g |
| Saturated fat | 12.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 55.2 g |
| Sugars | 27.6 g |
| Added sugars | 24.1 g |
| Fiber | 6.9 g |
| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 4 cookies (29 g)
Ingredients
- Nut and seed flour blend (almonds, flax seeds)
- tapioca starch
- organic coconut sugar (high concern)
- chocolate chips (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter) (moderate concern)
- organic palm shortening
- arrowroot
- vanilla extract
- dutch cocoa powder
- sea salt
- baking soda
- rosemary extract (for freshness)
- cream of tartar
Label text, as published
Nut and seed flour blend (almonds, flax seeds), tapioca starch, organic coconut sugar, chocolate chips (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter), organic palm shortening, arrowroot, vanilla extract, dutch cocoa powder, sea salt, baking soda, rosemary extract (for freshness), cream of tartar
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Wheat
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- 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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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