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Illustration of two small bowls of puffed oat rings beside dried apple and strawberry slices

Comparisons · October 30, 2026

Do Gerber Puffs Have Added Sugar? Puffs vs Cheerios

Gerber Strawberry Apple Puffs list 1 g added sugar and 0 mg sodium per 60 pieces (7 g); Original Cheerios list 1 g added sugar and 190 mg sodium per 1 1/2 cups.

Illustration of two small bowls of fish-shaped and bunny-shaped baked crackers beside a measuring spoon

Comparisons · October 29, 2026

Which Has More Sodium, Goldfish or Annie's Bunnies?

Goldfish Cheddar lists 250 mg sodium per 55 pieces; Annie's Organic Cheddar Bunnies list 260 mg per 51 crackers. Both 140 calories and 0 g added sugar.

Illustration of two soft breakfast bars beside apple slices and a cinnamon stick

Comparisons · October 28, 2026

Nutri-Grain vs Nature's Bakery: Both 14 g Added Sugar

Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon (44g) and Nature's Bakery Apple Cinnamon Fig Bar (57g) both list 14g added sugars, 28% DV. Calories, fiber, sodium and ingredients compared.

Illustration of two peanut butter cups with ridged paper wrappers side by side on a plate

Comparisons · October 28, 2026

How Much Added Sugar Is in Reese's vs Justin's? 21g vs 16g

Per pack, Reese's (42g) lists 21g added sugar, 42% DV; Justin's milk chocolate cups (40g) list 16g, 32% DV. Full ingredient lists side by side.

Illustration of two bear-shaped graham crackers beside a wooden honey dipper

Comparisons · October 26, 2026

Are Teddy Grahams Healthier Than Bunny Grahams? 7g vs 6g

Honey Teddy Grahams list 7g added sugar and 90mg sodium per 24 pieces; Annie's Honey Bunny Grahams list 6g and 120mg per 31 cookies. Labels compared.

Illustration of two small piles of rolled tortilla chips and triangular corn chips on a plate

Comparisons · October 25, 2026

Do Takis Have Red 40? Takis vs Doritos Ingredients and Sodium

Takis Fuego lists Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake and TBHQ; Doritos Nacho lists Yellow 6, Yellow 5 and Red 40. Sodium: 420 mg vs 170 mg per ounce.

Illustration of two small piles of round flaky crackers side by side on a table

Comparisons · October 24, 2026

Ritz vs Club Crackers: Does Either Contain Butter?

Neither Ritz nor Club Original lists butter. Ritz uses soybean/canola and palm oil; Club uses soybean oil with TBHQ. Both contain high fructose corn syrup.

Illustration of two small heaps of crisp freeze-dried yogurt bites on a round plate

Comparisons · October 24, 2026

Gerber Yogurt Melts vs Happy Baby Yogis: Which Adds Sugar?

Gerber Yogurt Melts list sugar as the 2nd ingredient and 2 g added sugars; Happy Baby Yogis now list 0 g. Both labels, side by side.

Illustration of Two toasted pastries, one rectangular and one rolled, on a ceramic plate

Comparisons · October 23, 2026

Pop-Tarts vs Toaster Strudel: 30 g vs 18 g Added Sugar?

Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts vs Strawberry Toaster Strudel per 2 pastries: 30 g vs 18 g added sugar, Red 40 and Blue 1 in both, TBHQ in both, little fruit.

Illustration of two unwrapped chocolate candy bars side by side on a flat surface, with loose peanuts nearby

Comparisons · October 22, 2026

Twix vs Snickers: What's the Difference? Sugar, Fat, Peanuts

Both list 250 calories, but Snickers has peanuts, 5 g protein and 4.5 g sat fat; Twix has wheat, PGPR, 2 g protein and 7 g sat fat per labeled serving.

Illustration of a woven wheat cracker beside a thin crisp cracker

Comparisons · October 19, 2026

Triscuit vs Wheat Thins: 0 g vs 4 g Added Sugar

Triscuit Original has 3 ingredients and 0 g added sugar per 6 crackers; Wheat Thins Original lists 4 g added sugar from three sweeteners per 16 pieces.

Illustration of two round cookies side by side on a plate, one sandwich cookie and one chocolate chip cookie

Comparisons · October 17, 2026

Oreo vs Chips Ahoy: Which Has More Sugar? 14 g vs 10 g

Three Oreo cookies list 14 g sugar and 130 mg sodium; three Chips Ahoy list 10 g and 105 mg. Both are 160 calories, but only Chips Ahoy contains milk.

Illustration of a pile of square crackers and a pile of fish-shaped crackers

Comparisons · October 8, 2026

Are Goldfish Healthier Than Cheez-Its? Labels Compared per 30 g

Goldfish Cheddar vs Cheez-It Original per 30 g: calories, fat, sodium and protein side by side, plus which one uses TBHQ and how each colors its crackers.

Illustration of two jars of creamy peanut butter with wooden spoons

Comparisons · October 8, 2026

Jif or Skippy? Same 190 Calories, Different Ingredients

Jif and Skippy creamy both list 190 calories and 7 g protein. Jif adds molasses and mono- and diglycerides; Skippy lists 150 mg sodium to Jif's 140 mg.

Illustration of a bag of chips, a bag of popcorn, and a bottle of cooking oil

Guides · September 20, 2026

5 Chips and Popcorns Scanned for Seed Oils

SkinnyPop, Baked Lay's, Stacy's, Pringles Hot Honey and Doritos: which oil each label names, why 'and/or' is allowed, and what no label tells you about linoleic acid.

Illustration of a school lunchbox with string cheese, a juice box, pita chips, and fig bars

Guides · September 15, 2026

5 Lunchbox Snacks Scanned: String Cheese to Fig Bars

Frigo string cheese, Dole pineapple juice, Stacy's pita chips, Nature's Bakery fig bars and SkinnyDipped almonds, scanned: enriched flour, added sugars and allergens.

Illustration of a clear glass jar of thick yogurt next to a bag of popcorn

Guides · September 15, 2026

5 Grocery Staples With the Shortest Labels, Scanned

Fage yogurt, SkinnyPop, Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Bean, Frigo string cheese and Dole pineapple juice have two to five ingredients each. Why short is not the same as healthy.

Illustration of a stack of potato chip bags with a magnifying glass

Guides · September 14, 2026

5 Chips People Scan Most, and What Their Labels Say

Doritos, Pringles Hot Honey, Baked Lay's, Stacy's pita chips and SkinnyPop, scanned line by line: dyes, MSG, enriched flour, added sugar and one three-ingredient bag.

Illustration of two bags of potato chips with magnifying glasses over their ingredient lists

Comparisons · September 14, 2026

Baked Lay's vs Doritos: Is the Baked Chip's Label Cleaner?

'Baked' describes the oven, not the ingredients. Lay's Oven Baked Original vs Doritos Nacho Cheese, line by line: oils, added sugar, dyes, MSG and flavor enhancers.

Illustration of A stack of snack bags with a barcode scanner over them

Guides · September 13, 2026

6 Snacks People Scan Most, and What Their Labels Say

Doritos, Pringles Hot Honey, Lay's Baked, Stacy's pita chips, SkinnyPop and SkinnyDipped almonds: what each real label says, with a scan card for every one.