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Chex Mix Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Chex Mix

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Chex Mix cookies & cream muddy buddies received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined corn cereal coated in sugar, palm oil, and cookie crumbs; low fiber and added sugar make it a sweet occasional snack. Strengths include low sodium per serving, simple base of corn cereal, and minimal protein density concern at this portion, while main considerations include high added sugar from sugar, dextrose, and cookie crumbs, palm-based oils and refined flour, and artificial flavor and multiple additives.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Low sodium per serving
  • Simple base of corn cereal
  • Minimal protein density concern at this portion

What held the score back?

  • High added sugar from sugar, dextrose, and cookie crumbs
  • Palm-based oils and refined flour
  • Artificial flavor and multiple additives

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Chex Mix Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies
Category
Snacks
GTIN / UPC
00016000507043
Serving size
34 g (1/2 cup)
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

Chex Mix

Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined corn cereal coated in sugar, palm oil, and cookie crumbs; low fiber and added sugar make it a sweet occasional snack.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

High Sat. Fat

4g saturated fat

20% DV

High Added Sugar

13g added sugar

26% DV

Refined Grains

Multiple refined sugars and sta…

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Vegetable oil (palm kernel and/…

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

Key Positives

  • Low sodium per serving
  • Simple base of corn cereal
  • Minimal protein density concern at this portion

Key Concerns

  • High added sugar from sugar, dextrose, and cookie crumbs
  • Palm-based oils and refined flour
  • Artificial flavor and multiple additives
  • Very low fiber and protein

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Degermed yellow corn meal

Processing signals

Degermed corn mealCookie crumb coatingMultiple refined sugars and starches

Additives

Distilled monoglyceridesBaking sodaNatural and artificial flavorSoy lecithinCalcium phosphate leavening

Seed oils

Vegetable oil (palm kernel and/or palm)Vegetable oil (canola and/or soybean)

Added sweeteners

SugarDextroseInvert sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (palm kernel and/or palm), Oreo Cookie Crumbs (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, vegetable oil [canola and/or soybean], cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, leavening [baking soda, calcium phosphate], salt, soy lecithin, chocolate, natural flavor), Dextrose. Contains 2% or less of: Whey, Modified Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa, Salt, Distilled Monoglycerides, Baking Soda, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Corn Starch, Yellow Corn Flour.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

160

8% DV

Total Carbs

27g

10% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Saturated Fat

4g

20% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

26g

9% DV

Sugar

13g

Added Sugar

13g

26% DV

Total Fat

5g

6% DV

Sodium

60mg

3% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1608% DV
Total Carbs27g10% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Saturated Fat4g20% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs26g9% DV
Sugar13g—
Added Sugar13g26% DV
Total Fat5g6% DV
Sodium60mg3% DV
Unsaturated Fat1g—

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 (26g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

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

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (4g)

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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 (1g)

    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 (13g)

    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 (13g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    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 (13g of 27g carbs)

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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 Chex Mix Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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?

Chex Mix Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies shows about 0.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Chex Mix Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies: 13g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Dextrose. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Low sodium per serving; Simple base of corn cereal; Minimal protein density concern at this portion.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High added sugar from sugar, dextrose, and cookie crumbs; Palm-based oils and refined flour; Artificial flavor and multiple additives.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Snacks, 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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