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Birch Benders Protein Frozen Waffles: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Birch Benders

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Birch Benders protein frozen waffles received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Protein-enriched frozen waffle built mainly on refined wheat flour with seed oil and sugar; moderate protein but limited whole-food content. Strengths include moderate protein (12g) per serving, some whole oat flour, and relatively low added sugar (about 4g), while main considerations include refined enriched wheat flour is the main ingredient, sunflower/canola/safflower oil is a seed oil, and very low fiber (about 1g) per serving.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Moderate protein (12g) per serving
  • Contains some whole oat flour
  • Relatively low added sugar (about 4g)

What held the score back?

  • Refined enriched wheat flour is the main ingredient
  • Sunflower/canola/safflower oil is a seed oil
  • Very low fiber (about 1g) per serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Birch Benders Protein Frozen Waffles
Category
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (source: Other Frozen Desserts)
GTIN / UPC
00810001561253
Serving size
74 g (2 Waffles (74g) Per Serving)
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

Birch Benders

Protein Frozen Waffles

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Protein-enriched frozen waffle built mainly on refined wheat flour with seed oil and sugar; moderate protein but limited whole-food content.

What Stands Out

High Protein

12g protein

24% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

enriched wheat flour

Added Sweetener

cane sugar

Contains Seed Oils

sunflower, canola, or safflower…

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

Key Positives

  • Moderate protein (12g) per serving
  • Contains some whole oat flour
  • Relatively low added sugar (about 4g)

Key Concerns

  • Refined enriched wheat flour is the main ingredient
  • Sunflower/canola/safflower oil is a seed oil
  • Very low fiber (about 1g) per serving

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

whey protein concentrate

Whole-food ingredients

whole oat flour

Processing signals

enriched wheat flourfrozen prepared productprotein concentrate ingredients

Additives

monocalcium phosphatebaking sodavital wheat glutensunflower lecithin

Seed oils

sunflower, canola, or safflower oil

Added sweeteners

cane sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUNFLOWER OIL OR CANOLA OIL OR SAFFLOWER OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN), WHOLE OAT FLOUR, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, CANE SUGAR, EGGS, 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), YOGURT SOLIDS (NON FAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, WHEY SOLIDS, LACTIC ACID), SALT

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

Macronutrients

Calories

240

12% DV

Total Carbs

24g

9% DV

Protein

12g

24% DV

Saturated Fat

1.5g

8% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

23g

8% DV

Sugar

4g

Added Sugar

4g

8% DV

Total Fat

11g

14% DV

Sodium

270mg

12% DV

Unsaturated Fat

9.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories24012% DV
Total Carbs24g9% DV
Protein12g24% DV
Saturated Fat1.5g8% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs23g8% DV
Sugar4g—
Added Sugar4g8% DV
Total Fat11g14% DV
Sodium270mg12% DV
Unsaturated Fat9.5g—

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: Low fiber (1g)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (12g)

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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: Sweetener signals (cane sugar)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (12g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (24g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Recovery protein (12g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Birch Benders Protein Frozen Waffles 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?

Birch Benders Protein Frozen Waffles shows about 1.04g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Birch Benders Protein Frozen Waffles: 4g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Moderate protein (12g) per serving; Contains some whole oat flour; Relatively low added sugar (about 4g).

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined enriched wheat flour is the main ingredient; Sunflower/canola/safflower oil is a seed oil; Very low fiber (about 1g) per serving.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, 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.

Sources, citations & safety

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