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Betty Crocker Batchables Fudge Brownie Mix: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Betty Crocker

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Betty Crocker batchables fudge brownie mix received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined, sugar-led baking mix with palm oil and little fiber; a dessert best kept occasional. Strengths include simple ingredient list with few components and modest protein from eggs, while main considerations include sugar is the first ingredient; 23g sugar per serving, refined enriched flour with very low fiber, and palm oil as primary fat; saturated fat notable.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple ingredient list with few components
  • Modest protein from eggs

What held the score back?

  • Sugar is the first ingredient; 23g sugar per serving
  • Refined enriched flour with very low fiber
  • Palm oil as primary fat; saturated fat notable

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Betty Crocker Batchables Fudge Brownie Mix
Category
Pantry & Oils (source: Baking/Cooking Mixes/Supplies)
GTIN / UPC
00016000211551
Serving size
42 g (1/4 cup + 1 tbspmakes 1 brownie)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Betty Crocker

Batchables Fudge Brownie Mix

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined, sugar-led baking mix with palm oil and little fiber; a dessert best kept occasional.

What Stands Out

Very High Sugar

23g added sugar

46% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched bleached flour

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Whole Foods

Cocoa, Eggs

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Simple ingredient list with few components
  • Modest protein from eggs

Key Concerns

  • Sugar is the first ingredient; 23g sugar per serving
  • Refined enriched flour with very low fiber
  • Palm oil as primary fat; saturated fat notable
  • Artificial flavor and sodium silicoaluminate additives

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

CocoaEggs

Processing signals

Enriched bleached flourProcessed cocoa with alkaliCorn starch

Additives

Artificial flavorSodium silicoaluminate

Added sweeteners

Sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali. Contains 2% or less of: Corn Starch, Eggs with Sodium Silicoaluminate, Salt, Artificial Flavor.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

180

9% DV

Total Carbs

34g

12% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

2g

10% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

33g

12% DV

Sugar

23g

Added Sugar

23g

46% DV

Total Fat

4g

5% DV

Sodium

140mg

6% DV

Unsaturated Fat

2g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1809% DV
Total Carbs34g12% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat2g10% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs33g12% DV
Sugar23g—
Added Sugar23g46% DV
Total Fat4g5% DV
Sodium140mg6% DV
Unsaturated Fat2g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (33g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (2g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (23g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (23g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

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    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (23g of 34g carbs)

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  • Workout Recovery

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    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (2g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Betty Crocker Batchables Fudge Brownie Mix highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Betty Crocker Batchables Fudge Brownie Mix shows about 1.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Betty Crocker Batchables Fudge Brownie Mix: 23g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Simple ingredient list with few components; Modest protein from eggs.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sugar is the first ingredient; 23g sugar per serving; Refined enriched flour with very low fiber; Palm oil as primary fat; saturated fat notable.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same pantry & oils differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Pantry & Oils, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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