Snacks
Heavenly Hunks Peanut Butter Chocolate gluten-free cookies
22 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 21
Heavenly Hunks Peanut Butter Chocolate gluten-free cookies scores 21 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points 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.
Better cookies
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Chocolate Chip Grain-Free Cookies, Chocolate Chip Hu kitchen · 2.25 oz/64 g No added sugars · No palm oil Score 61 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Peanut Butter Cookie Honey Mama's Not ultra-processed · No palm oil Score 58 out of 100 , 37 points higher -
Keto Bites Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bhu Keto No corn syrup · No sugar Score 55 out of 100 , 34 points higher -
Chocolate Chunk Cookie Ratio · 5.34 oz No added sugars · No palm oil Score 61 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
French Butter Cookies with Sea Salt La Grande Galette St Michel · 36 cookies, 21.16 oz Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 61 out of 100 , 40 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Peanut Butter Chocolate gluten-free cookies
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 17.9 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Saturated fat 12.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 429 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 79.5 = 20.5 → 21
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 429 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 25 g |
| Saturated fat | 12.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53.6 g |
| Sugars | 17.9 g |
| Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 28g
Ingredients
- Organic gluten-free oats
- organic brown rice syrup (high concern)
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- organic peanuts
- organic palm oil
- organic coconut
- organic unsweetened chocolate
- organic sorghum flour
- organic tapioca flour
- organic cocoa butter
- organic potato starch
- organic natural flavors
- sea salt
- vitamin E
Label text, as published
Organic gluten-free oats, organic brown rice syrup, organic cane sugar, organic peanuts, organic palm oil, organic coconut, organic unsweetened chocolate, organic sorghum flour, organic tapioca flour, organic cocoa butter, organic potato starch, organic natural flavors, sea salt, vitamin E.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Tree nuts, 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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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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“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