Frozen desserts
Goodpop Original Freezer Pops
Score
- Ultra-processed
Why it scores 73
Goodpop Original Freezer Pops scores 73 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points Sugars 6 g / 100 g: Contains some sugar. Strong
- minus 2.5 points Natural flavors: "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Original Freezer Pops
Ingredients
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Guar gum minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 27.5 = 72.5 → 73
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 30 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6 g |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 pop (47 g)
Ingredients
- water
- white grape juice
- apple juice
- cherry juice
- lime juice
- malic acid
- organic natural flavors
- organic guar gum
- organic fruit and vegetable juice (color)
- water
- apple juice
- white grape juice
- cherry juice
- organic guar gum
- organic fruit and vegetable juice (color)
- organic natural flavors
- water
- apple juice
- concord grape juice
- organic natural flavors
- organic guar gum
- organic fruit and vegetable juice (color)
- malic acid
Label text, as published
water, white grape juice, apple juice, cherry juice, lime juice, malic acid, organic natural flavors, organic guar gum, organic fruit and vegetable juice (color), water, apple juice, white grape juice, cherry juice, organic guar gum, organic fruit and vegetable juice (color), organic natural flavors, water, apple juice, concord grape juice, organic natural flavors, organic guar gum, organic fruit and vegetable juice (color), malic acid
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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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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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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“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