Bread

AHOLD, SUGAR COOKIES, PEPPERMINT

Ahold USA, Inc.

Result summary

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

9 of 10 checks resolved · 26 of 39 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict
  • No refined industrial oils: Vegetable oil, palm oil, soybean oils, cottonseed oils, vegetable oils, palm kernel oil, palm oils
  • No added corn syrup or refined fructose: Corn syrup
  • No artificial dyes: Red 40

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 688267156991 · Standard v2.2

Does not meet the Standard9 of 10 checks resolved · 26 of 39 ingredients identified
The Standard

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Caused the verdict

  • No refined industrial oilsVegetable oil, palm oil, soybean oils, cottonseed oils, vegetable oils, palm kernel oil, palm oils
  • No added corn syrup or refined fructoseCorn syrup
  • No artificial dyesRed 40

Could not be determined

  • Added sugar within limitNo added-sugars line; total sugars 7g per serving cannot rule the 4g limit in or out.

Passed

  • No prohibited ingredients
  • No high fructose corn syrup
  • No artificial sweeteners
  • No synthetic preservatives
  • No carrageenan
  • No brominated oils
Ingredients identified: 26 of 39Not identified: ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, SOYBEAN OILS, COTTONSEED OILS), SOYBEAN OILS

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What It Is
  • vegetable oil
  • corn syrup
  • Red 40
  • 7.0g sugar per serving
  • Niacin
  • Riboflavin
Sources

What this check read.

  • SourceHigherBar catalog
  • UPC688267156991
  • Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
  • Standard versionv2.2
Per servingServing: 19g
Calories80
Protein1g2% DV
Total fat3g4% DV
Saturated fat1.5g8% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Total sugars7g
Sodium75.1mg3% DV

As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

Alternatives

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