Appetizers
Savoritz Turtles Baked Cheddar Snack Crackers
19 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 38
Savoritz Turtles Baked Cheddar Snack Crackers scores 38 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 7.5 points Sodium sulfite: Sulfites must be declared above 10 mg/kg in the EU and UK and at 10 ppm or more in the US because some people, especially people with asthma, react to them. Regulatory
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Turtles Baked Cheddar Snack Crackers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sodium sulfite minus 7.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract 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
- Saturated fat 5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 2.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 467 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 10 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 62.5 = 37.5 → 38
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). [15]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 467 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.3 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Salt | 2.1 g |
Serving: 55 pieces (30 g)
Ingredients
- enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract [color])
- high oleic canola oil
- salt
- cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes)
- sugar (high concern)
- spices
- leavening (yeast, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda) (not recognized)
- yeast extract
- onion powder
- autolyzed yeast extract
- sodium sulfite (moderate concern)
- annatto extract (color)
Label text, as published
enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract [color]), high oleic canola oil, contains 2% or less of: salt, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), sugar, spices, leavening (yeast, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), yeast extract, onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, sodium sulfite, annatto extract (color), contains: wheat, milk,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Sulphites
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Savoritz
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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
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