Plain salty snacks
Savoritz Thin Wheat Original Crackers
8.5 oz
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 31
Savoritz Thin Wheat Original Crackers scores 31 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Malt syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
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
Thin Wheat Original Crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Sodium sulfite minus 7.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 9.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 3.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 452 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 9.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 69 = 31
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [14]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 452 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71 g |
| Sugars | 9.7 g |
| Added sugars | 9.7 g |
| Fiber | 9.7 g |
| Protein | 6.5 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 31g
Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour
- vegetable oil (high oleic canola oil, soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid for freshness)
- sugar (high concern)
- corn starch
- salt
- leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda) (not recognized)
- sodium sulfite (moderate concern)
- barley malt extract (high concern)
Label text, as published
Whole wheat flour, vegetable oil (high oleic canola oil and/or soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid for freshness), sugar, corn starch, salt, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), sodium sulfite, barley malt extract.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Sulphites
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- 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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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers
“ANNEX II SUBSTANCES OR PRODUCTS CAUSING ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES 1. Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“1. Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat (such as spelt and khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats or their hybridised strains, and products thereof”
legislation.gov.uk
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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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)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk