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Hungry Jack Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Hungry Jack

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Hungry Jack complete buttermilk pancake & waffle mix received a Longevity Score of 48 out of 100 (limit frequency). Refined-flour dry mix with added sugar, seed oil, and leavening agents; low fiber and protein per serving, so a limited whole-food profile. Strengths include low saturated fat per serving, some egg and dairy protein, and lower calorie per serving, while main considerations include enriched bleached flour as the base, added sugar and dextrose, and canola/soybean oil and leavening additives.

Longevity Score 48/100

What helped the score?

  • Low saturated fat per serving
  • Contains some egg and dairy protein
  • Lower calorie per serving

What held the score back?

  • Enriched bleached flour as the base
  • Added sugar and dextrose
  • Canola/soybean oil and leavening additives

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Hungry Jack Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix
Category
Snacks (source: Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Mixes)
GTIN / UPC
00013300608203
Serving size
38 g (1/4 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

Hungry Jack

Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Refined-flour dry mix with added sugar, seed oil, and leavening agents; low fiber and protein per serving, so a limited whole-food profile.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

500mg sodium

22% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched bleached flour

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Canola and/or soybean oil

Whole Foods

Egg, Buttermilk

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

Key Positives

  • Low saturated fat per serving
  • Contains some egg and dairy protein
  • Lower calorie per serving

Key Concerns

  • Enriched bleached flour as the base
  • Added sugar and dextrose
  • Canola/soybean oil and leavening additives
  • Sodium around 500 mg per serving

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

EggButtermilkNonfat dry milk

Processing signals

Enriched bleached flourDextroseLeavening agents (sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate)

Additives

Sodium aluminum phosphateMonocalcium phosphateBaking soda

Seed oils

Canola and/or soybean oil

Added sweeteners

SugarDextrose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), DEXTROSE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTERMILK, SALT, CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, EGG.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

130

7% DV

Total Carbs

28g

10% DV

Protein

3g

6% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

27g

10% DV

Sugar

6g

Added Sugar

6g

12% DV

Total Fat

1g

1% DV

Sodium

500mg

22% 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
Calories1307% DV
Total Carbs28g10% DV
Protein3g6% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs27g10% DV
Sugar6g—
Added Sugar6g12% DV
Total Fat1g1% DV
Sodium500mg22% 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 (27g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sodium (500.1mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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 (3g)

    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: Sweetener signals (Sugar, Dextrose)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "dextrose". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (28g)

    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 Hungry Jack Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle 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?

Hungry Jack Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix shows about 0.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Hungry Jack Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix: 6g 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 saturated fat per serving; Contains some egg and dairy protein; Lower calorie per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Enriched bleached flour as the base; Added sugar and dextrose; Canola/soybean oil and leavening 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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