Pretzel
Clancy's Bold & Zesty Pretzels
340 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 23
Clancy's Bold & Zesty Pretzels scores 23 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.
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The Receipt
Bold & Zesty Pretzels
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Silicon dioxide minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 3.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 429 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 10.7 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 77.5 = 22.5 → 23
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 429 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71.4 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 10.7 g |
| Salt | 3.6 g |
Serving: 28 g
Ingredients
- enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid)
- vegetable oil (canola, corn, soybean)
- salt
- corn syrup orn starch (high concern)
- whey
- maltodextrin
- garlic powder yeast extract
- dry buttermilk
- onion powder
- citric acid
- nonfat dry milk
- cultured whole milk
- parsley
- sugar (high concern)
- spice
- natural flavor
- lactic acid
- extractives of turmeric
- extractives of paprika
- silicon dioxide as an anti-caking agenti
- sodium bicarbon contains wheat
- milk
- 251 (not recognized)
- dist (not recognized)
- sold exclusive: aldi (not recognized)
Label text, as published
enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid), vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: canola, corn, soybean), salt, corn syrup orn starch, whey, maltodextrin, garlic powder yeast extract, dry buttermilk, onion powder, citric acid, nonfat dry milk, cultured whole milk, parsley, sugar, spice, natural flavor, lactic acid, extractives of turmeric, extractives of paprika, silicon dioxide as an anti-caking agenti, sodium bicarbon contains wheat, milk, 251, dist,,sold exclusive: aldi
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Clancy'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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“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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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