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Applied Nutrition Protein Critical Cookie Box (12 Cookies)

Contains 27 g sugar

Each 85 g cookie provides 20 g protein. It also contains 27 g sugar, palm and rapeseed oils, and natural flavouring.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianContains dairyContains wheat
$26.00 12 cookies · lowest price at Protein Package
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
391caloriesPer serving · 85 g (one cookie; two servings)
Protein
20g▲
Fiber
1.1g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
—
Saturated fat
7.7g
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Ingredients: Cookie Mix (Sugar, Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk), Milk Protein, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Cane Molasses, Raising Agents (E450(i), E500, E501), Margarine (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Salt, Emulsifier: Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Natural Flavouring, Natural Colours (Annatto, Curcumin)), Milk Chocolate Chunks Domed (11%) (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Vanilla Extract)
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%48
Ingredients · counts 30%58
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 48 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more protein (20 g), less fiber (1.1 g); 32 g added sugar per 85 g
Ingredients 58 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Vegetable oils, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Annatto (additive, −4); 2 more
Processing 25 · Sugar, refined flour, vegetable oils, flavouring and a humectant
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugar, flour and oils have no stated sources
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no specific origin or production claims
27 g sugar per cookie
Contains palm and rapeseed oils
Contains natural flavouring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−12 for annatto, mono- and diglycerides, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable oils · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cookie Mix (Sugar Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk) Milk Protein Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed) Natural Vanilla Flavouring Cane Molasses Raising Agents (E450(i), E500, E501) Margarine (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed) Salt Emulsifier: Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Natural Flavouring Natural Colours (Annatto, Curcumin)) Milk Chocolate Chunks Domed (11%) (Sugar Whole Milk Powder Cocoa Butter Cocoa Mass Whey Powder (Milk) Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Vanilla Extract)
18 ingredients 3 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 5 limited risk
Annatto (E160b)ColourLimited risk
Plant-based colour from achiote seeds; generally safe, but can occasionally cause allergic reactions.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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