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Enlightened Sweet Sriracha Crunchy Broad Beans: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Enlightened

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Enlightened sweet sriracha crunchy broad beans received a Food Integrity Score of 74 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. The core ingredient is recognizable broad beans, and the list is short enough that it is not wildly engineered. The bigger story is the seasoning blend, which hides several sugars, acids, and flavor helpers under one broad label. This works as an occasional snack rather than an everyday staple. Main considerations include sunflower oil as a refined seed oil, vague seasoning blend with multiple helpers, and rice flour refinement. Simpler options: Look for roasted legumes seasoned with olive oil and named spices; choose snacks that list each seasoning separately instead of a vague blend.

Food Integrity Score 74/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Sunflower oil as a refined seed oil
  • Vague seasoning blend with multiple helpers
  • Rice flour refinement

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for roasted legumes seasoned with olive oil and named spices
  • Choose snacks that list each seasoning separately instead of a vague blend

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Enlightened Sweet Sriracha Crunchy Broad Beans
Category
Snacks (source: Chips, Pretzels & Snacks)
GTIN / UPC
00852109004645
Serving size
28 g (1 oz)
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

Food Integrity results

Sweet Sriracha Crunchy Broad Beans

Enlightened

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Sunflower oil, cane sugar, and a vague "seasoning" blend carry most of the formulation load in this snack.

Consider This

Rice flour, sunflower oil, and the seasoning system (citric acid, malic acid, paprika extract, yeast extract) are typical of factory-formulated snack coatings.

Good Substitutes

Roasted fava beans tossed with olive oil, sea salt, and your own garlic, chili powder, and paprika at home.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

The core ingredient is recognizable broad beans, and the list is short enough that it is not wildly engineered. The bigger story is the seasoning blend, which hides several sugars, acids, and flavor helpers under one broad label. This works as an occasional snack rather than an everyday staple.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Sunflower oil as a refined seed oil
  • Vague seasoning blend with multiple helpers
  • Rice flour refinement

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Sunflower oil — Refined seed oil
  • Seasoning blend — Vague blend with sugar, acids, and extracts

Highest concern ingredients

  • Seasoning blend (6/10) — Vague blend containing cane sugar, acids, and extracts.
  • Sunflower oil (5/10) — Refined seed oil.

Better choice tips

  • Look for roasted legumes seasoned with olive oil and named spices.
  • Choose snacks that list each seasoning separately instead of a vague blend.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

BROAD BEANS (FAVA BEANS), SUNFLOWER OIL, RICE FLOUR, SEASONING (GARLIC, CHILI POWDER, ONION, CANE SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, MALIC ACID, STEVIA), SEA SALT.

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

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Seasoning (garlic, chili powder, onion, cane sugar, yeast extract, citric acid, paprika extract, malic acid, stevia)Concern 6/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Blended seasoning hides several sugars, acids, and flavor helpers under one label.

    Additional note

    Broad blend with sugar, acids, extracts, and sweetener.

    Family watchlist

    Vague seasoning blend

  2. Sunflower oilConcern 5/10 — Moderate concernRefined oilWatchlist

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined seed oils are commonly flagged by users who prefer simpler fats.

    Additional note

    Refined seed oil used for frying or coating.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil

  3. Rice flourConcern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined grain

    What this is

    Refined grain

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined flour adds a mildly processed base to the snack.

    Additional note

    Refined grain flour used as a coating or binder.

  4. Broad beans (fava beans)Concern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Simple, recognizable base ingredient.

    Additional note

    Recognizable whole legume.

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  1. Sea saltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Basic seasoning with no formulation concern.

    Additional note

    Simple seasoning salt.

This Food Integrity score estimates how close the ingredient profile is to a simple, recognizable format. It is not a medical safety rating. 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.

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 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/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

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  • Minimally Processed Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Family watchlist items (Sunflower oil)

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  • Whole-Food Focused Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A consideration: Family watchlist items (Sunflower oil)

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  • Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Family watchlist items (Sunflower oil)

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  • Paleo-Style Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "flour", "bean". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low-Spike Stability

    Neutral

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the Food Integrity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

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 together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Enlightened Sweet Sriracha Crunchy Broad Beans highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly 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?

Enlightened Sweet Sriracha Crunchy Broad Beans shows about 5.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Enlightened Sweet Sriracha Crunchy Broad Beans: 1g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane sugar, stevia. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Broad fava beans as the primary ingredient; Good fiber (about 5g) and protein (about 7g); Low sugar and no saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sunflower oil and seasoning add processing; Sodium around 130mg per serving from seasoning and salt; Contains stevia, citric acid, and extracts as 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.

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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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