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Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Mini Butter Holiday Cookies: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Pepperidge Farm

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Pepperidge Farm chessmen mini butter holiday cookies received a Longevity Score of 42 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined-flour butter cookie with added sugar and low fiber; a sweet treat rather than a whole-food staple. Strengths include simple, recognizable ingredient list, some butter rather than seed oils, and modest portion at 140 kcal, while main considerations include refined enriched wheat flour base, added sugar and dextrose present, and low fiber, under 1 g per serving.

Longevity Score 42/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple, recognizable ingredient list
  • Contains some butter rather than seed oils
  • Modest portion at 140 kcal

What held the score back?

  • Refined enriched wheat flour base
  • Added sugar and dextrose present
  • Low fiber, under 1 g per serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Mini Butter Holiday Cookies
Category
Snacks (source: Biscuits/Cookies)
GTIN / UPC
00014100040460
Serving size
30 g (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

Pepperidge Farm

Chessmen Mini Butter Holiday Cookies

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined-flour butter cookie with added sugar and low fiber; a sweet treat rather than a whole-food staple.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched wheat flour

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Whole Foods

Butter, Eggs

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

Key Positives

  • Simple, recognizable ingredient list
  • Contains some butter rather than seed oils
  • Modest portion at 140 kcal

Key Concerns

  • Refined enriched wheat flour base
  • Added sugar and dextrose present
  • Low fiber, under 1 g per serving
  • Saturated fat about 3.5 g per serving

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

ButterEggsNonfat milk

Processing signals

Enriched wheat flourRefined cornstarchLeavening agents

Additives

Soy lecithinBaking sodaCream of tartar

Added sweeteners

SugarDextrose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BUTTER, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DEXTROSE, EGGS, BAKING SODA, CREAM OF TARTAR, NONFAT MILK, SOY LECITHIN.CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, EGGS, SOY.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

140

7% DV

Total Carbs

21g

8% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

3.5g

18% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

20g

7% DV

Sugar

6g

Added Sugar

6g

12% DV

Total Fat

6g

8% DV

Sodium

90mg

4% DV

Unsaturated Fat

2.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1407% DV
Total Carbs21g8% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat3.5g18% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs20g7% DV
Sugar6g—
Added Sugar6g12% DV
Total Fat6g8% DV
Sodium90mg4% DV
Unsaturated Fat2.5g—

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)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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: Ingredients often higher in saturated fat (Mentions "butter". See ingredients for details.)

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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: 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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  • 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 Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Mini Butter Holiday Cookies 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?

Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Mini Butter Holiday Cookies shows about 0.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Mini Butter Holiday Cookies: 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: Simple, recognizable ingredient list; Contains some butter rather than seed oils; Modest portion at 140 kcal.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined enriched wheat flour base; Added sugar and dextrose present; Low fiber, under 1 g 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 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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