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Simple Truth Aged White Cheddar Baked Puffs: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Simple Truth

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Simple Truth aged white cheddar baked puffs received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Baked corn snack with organic ingredients and modest sodium, but it is a light, refined-corn snack with low protein and fiber. Strengths include organic ingredients with relatively short ingredient list, baked rather than fried; uses high oleic sunflower oil, and low added sugar and low saturated fat per serving, while main considerations include low protein and fiber for a single serving, corn grits are refined, low-fiber base, and flavor, acidulant, and phosphate additives.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Organic ingredients with relatively short ingredient list
  • Baked rather than fried; uses high oleic sunflower oil
  • Low added sugar and low saturated fat per serving

What held the score back?

  • Low protein and fiber for a single serving
  • Corn grits are refined, low-fiber base
  • Contains flavor, acidulant, and phosphate additives

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Simple Truth Aged White Cheddar Baked Puffs
Category
Snacks (source: Other Snacks)
GTIN / UPC
00011110042408
Serving size
14 g (1 bag)
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

Simple Truth

Aged White Cheddar Baked Puffs

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Baked corn snack with organic ingredients and modest sodium, but it is a light, refined-corn snack with low protein and fiber.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Refined corn-based base

Whole Foods

Organic corn grits, Organic che…

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

Key Positives

  • Organic ingredients with relatively short ingredient list
  • Baked rather than fried; uses high oleic sunflower oil
  • Low added sugar and low saturated fat per serving

Key Concerns

  • Low protein and fiber for a single serving
  • Corn grits are refined, low-fiber base
  • Contains flavor, acidulant, and phosphate additives

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Organic corn gritsOrganic cheddar and whey dairy

Processing signals

Baked puffed snackCheese powder and flavor blendRefined corn-based base

Additives

Disodium phosphateLactic acidCitric acidNatural flavorYeast extract

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ORGANIC CORN GRITS, ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (ORGANIC WHEY, ORGANIC BUTTERMILK, ORGANIC TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, ORGANIC CHEDDAR CHEESE (ORGANIC CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ORGANIC NATURAL CHEDDAR CHEESE, FLAVOR (CONTAINS ORGANIC YEAST EXTRACT), SEA SALT, ORGANIC NATURAL BLUE CHEESE FLAVOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

70

4% DV

Total Carbs

7g

3% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Saturated Fat

0.5g

3% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

6g

2% DV

Sugar

1g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

4.5g

6% DV

Sodium

85mg

4% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories704% DV
Total Carbs7g3% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Saturated Fat0.5g3% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs6g2% DV
Sugar1g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat4.5g6% DV
Sodium85mg4% DV
Unsaturated Fat4g—

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

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Lower net carbs (6g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (0.5g)

    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 (1g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (1g)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Modest calories per serving (70 kcal)

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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: Lower carbs for fueling (7g)

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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 Simple Truth Aged White Cheddar Baked Puffs 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?

Simple Truth Aged White Cheddar Baked Puffs shows about 0.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Simple Truth Aged White Cheddar Baked Puffs: 0g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Organic ingredients with relatively short ingredient list; Baked rather than fried; uses high oleic sunflower oil; Low added sugar and low saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Low protein and fiber for a single serving; Corn grits are refined, low-fiber base; Contains flavor, acidulant, and phosphate 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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