Crackers (Appetizers)
Savoritz Garden Vegetable Crackers
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No additives
Why it scores 48
Savoritz Garden Vegetable Crackers scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7 points Salt 2.3 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
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
Garden Vegetable Crackers
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 2.3 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 467 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 52.5 = 47.5 → 48
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 467 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 6.7 g |
| Added sugars | 6.7 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 2.3 g |
Serving: 3 crackers (15 g)
Ingredients
- enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folicacid)
- high oleicsunflower oil (not recognized)
- high oleic canola oil (contains rosemary extract and ascorbic acid for ess)
- dehydratedvegetableand seasoning onion
- dextrose (high concern)
- salt
- celery
- bell pepper
- tomato
- onionitz (not recognized)
Label text, as published
enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folicacid), high oleicsunflower oil and/or high oleic canola oil (contains rosemary extract and ascorbic acid for ess), dehydratedvegetableand seasoning onion, dextrose, salt, celery, bell pepper, tomato, onionitz
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Celery
- 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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“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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“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