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Sara Lee Tender Sweet Potatoes & Spices Pie: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-20 · Sara Lee

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Sara Lee tender sweet potatoes & spices pie received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Sweet potato base, but sugar, refined flour, and palm/soy oil with colors and additives weigh the profile down. Strengths include sweet potato is a whole-food vegetable base, some fiber from sweet potato, and simple spices and cinnamon, while main considerations include high added sugar from sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, and brown sugar, refined enriched flour crust, and palm and soybean oil with colors and carrageenan.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Sweet potato is a whole-food vegetable base
  • Some fiber from sweet potato
  • Simple spices and cinnamon

What held the score back?

  • High added sugar from sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, and brown sugar
  • Refined enriched flour crust
  • Palm and soybean oil with colors and carrageenan

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Sara Lee Tender Sweet Potatoes & Spices Pie
Category
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (source: Other Frozen Desserts)
GTIN / UPC
00032100083669
Serving size
121 g (1/8 Pie)
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

Sara Lee

Tender Sweet Potatoes & Spices Pie

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Sweet potato base, but sugar, refined flour, and palm/soy oil with colors and additives weigh the profile down.

What Stands Out

Very High Sugar

20g added sugar

40% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

3% DV

High Sat. Fat

4g saturated fat

20% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched wheat flour

Artificial Colors

Caramel color

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Palm oil

Whole Foods

Sweet potatoes, Eggs

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

Key Positives

  • Sweet potato is a whole-food vegetable base
  • Some fiber from sweet potato
  • Simple spices and cinnamon

Key Concerns

  • High added sugar from sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, and brown sugar
  • Refined enriched flour crust
  • Palm and soybean oil with colors and carrageenan

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Sweet potatoesEggsCinnamon

Processing signals

Enriched wheat flourModified corn starchNatural flavorRefined sugars

Additives

CarrageenanCaramel colorNatural flavorModified corn starch

Seed oils

Palm oilSoybean oil

Artificial colors

Caramel colorBeta-carotene coloring

Added sweeteners

SugarHigh fructose corn syrupBrown sugarMolassesDextrose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

SWEET POTATOES, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, EGGS, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, SOYBEAN), BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SKIM MILK, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICES, COLORED WITH (BETA-CAROTENE, CARAMEL COLOR), CARRAGEENAN, NATURAL FLAVOR, CINNAMON, MOLASSES, DEXTROSE

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

Macronutrients

Calories

270

14% DV

Total Carbs

43g

16% DV

Protein

4g

8% DV

Saturated Fat

4g

20% DV

Fiber

1g

3% DV

Net Carbs

42g

15% DV

Sugar

22g

Added Sugar

20g

40% DV

Total Fat

9g

12% DV

Sodium

250mg

11% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories27014% DV
Total Carbs43g16% DV
Protein4g8% DV
Saturated Fat4g20% DV
Fiber1g3% DV
Net Carbs42g15% DV
Sugar22g—
Added Sugar20g40% DV
Total Fat9g12% DV
Sodium250mg11% DV
Unsaturated Fat5g—

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

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    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 (42g)

    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 (4g)

    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 (22g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

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    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 (22g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

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    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 (22g of 43g 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 Sara Lee Tender Sweet Potatoes & Spices Pie 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.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Sara Lee Tender Sweet Potatoes & Spices Pie shows about 0.97g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Sara Lee Tender Sweet Potatoes & Spices Pie: 20g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, High fructose corn syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Sweet potato is a whole-food vegetable base; Some fiber from sweet potato; Simple spices and cinnamon.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High added sugar from sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, and brown sugar; Refined enriched flour crust; Palm and soybean oil with colors and carrageenan.

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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