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EWG Overall Score Breakdown
The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.
EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.
Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
EWG calculates that this product is 20% sugar by weight and contains 10 teaspoons of added and natural sugar per serving [read more]
Contains 29% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
* Calculated based 100 grams & a single serving.
Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Contains 4 of EWG's top food additives of concern: RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, YELLOW 5, and YELLOW 6
Antibiotics were likely used in production of the dairy ingredients in this product [read more]
Hormones may have been used in production of dairy ingredients [read more]
Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]
This product has 14 ingredients with concerns:
Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Contains food additives of moderate concern
Contains 4 of EWG's top food additives of concern: RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, YELLOW 5, and YELLOW 6
Antibiotics were likely used in production of the dairy ingredients in this product [read more]
Hormones may have been used in production of dairy ingredients [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
EWG calculates that this product is 20% sugar by weight and contains 10 teaspoons of added and natural sugar per serving [read more]
Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 29% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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DANISH TWIST (ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY (MILK), EGGS, EGG YOLK, SALT, SOY FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO (COLOR), CITRIC ACID , ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES), CREAM CHEESE FILLING (WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM (MILK), CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, GUMS (LOCUST BEAN, XANTHAN), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BENZOIC ACID, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID, COLOR ADDED (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6), LACTIC ACID, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PALM OIL, POLYSORBATE 60, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), SALT), STRAWBERRY FILLING (WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, STRAWBERRIES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CITRIC ACID, COLOR ADDED (RED 40), MALIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, SUGAR), ROLL ICING (SUGAR, WATER, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GUM ACACIA, AGAR AGAR, SALT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SORBIC ACID), HARMONY GLAZE (WATER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM METABISULFITE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, PAPRIKA (COLOR)).
Products remain in the database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores. A product with label information last recorded more than a year ago is marked with an * identifying it as an older product.
Products remain in the Database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores, even when they have been discontinued (products may remain in stores and pantries long past the date they cease to be manufactured). EWG marks a product it is aware has been discontinued with a banner identifying it as such.
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Environmental Impact: Contains beans or lentils, which have the lowest carbon footprint of any protein source. [read more]
This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Canola Oil, Sugars, Soy Flour, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, and Sodium Citrates [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains eggs, which have a lower carbon footprint than meat.
Contains ingredients derived from wheat, milk, soybean or egg - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
Most cheeses don't score well because they are high in calories, saturated fat and sodium [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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