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Butter Pecan Meltaways

Contains hydrogenated cottonseed oil

These butter pecan cookies contain pecans and butter, along with margarine, added sugars and flavorings. The dusting sugar includes titanium dioxide and hydrogenated cottonseed oil.

No artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianContains dairyContains tree nutsContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$33.95 lowest price at David's Cookies
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (wheat, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter, margarine (vegetable oil blend [palm fruit, soybean and olive oils], water, salt, non-fat dry milk, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene color), pecans, sugar, dusting sugar (dextrose, cornstarch, palm oil, titanium dioxide [color], hydrogenated cottonseed oil, artificial flavor), natural vanilla flavor, salt
29 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 30%3
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 29
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 3 · Dusting sugar (hydrogenated oil, −40); Titanium dioxide (additive, −15); Vegetable oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); 5 more
Processing 25 · Enriched flour, margarine, added flavors and hydrogenated oil make this highly formulated.
Sourcing 35 · Refined flour, sugar and commodity oils; no origin or production claims.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unnamed natural and artificial flavors.
Contains soybean and palm oils
Contains hydrogenated cottonseed oil
Contains titanium dioxide and artificial flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−54 for dusting sugar, sugar, enriched wheat flour
Varies by additive−33 for titanium dioxide, artificial flavours, mono- and diglycerides and 1 more
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable oil · 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
Enriched wheat flour (wheat, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) Butter Margarine (vegetable oil blend [palm fruit, soybean and olive oils], water, salt, non-fat dry milk, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene color) Pecans Sugar Dusting sugar (dextrose, cornstarch, palm oil, titanium dioxide [color], hydrogenated cottonseed oil, artificial flavor) Natural vanilla flavor Salt
8 ingredients 2 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives10 additives · 2 high risk
Titanium dioxide (E171)ColourHigh risk
EFSA concluded in 2021 it can no longer be considered safe (genotoxicity couldn’t be ruled out); banned in EU food since 2022.
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
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.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
Refined (enriched or bleached) flourRefined grainLimited risk
Bran and germ are removed, so it’s low in fibre; some vitamins are added back.
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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