Cookies
Benton's Cookie Thins Chocolate Chip
113 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 5
Benton's Cookie Thins Chocolate Chip scores 5 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: 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.
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The Receipt
Cookie Thins Chocolate Chip
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 39.3 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 12.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 464 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 95.5 = 4.5 → 5
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown 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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 464 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 12.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 64.3 g |
| Sugars | 39.3 g |
| Added sugars | 39.3 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 0.4 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 6 cookies (28 g)
Ingredients
- WHEAT FLOUR
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- BUTTER (CREAM, SALT)
- CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT) (moderate concern)
- VANILLA EXTRACT
- WHEY
- EGGS
- BAKING SODA
- SALT
Label text, as published
WHEAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), VANILLA EXTRACT, WHEY, EGGS, BAKING SODA, SALT. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY AND EGGS.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Benton's
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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“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