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Udi's Gluten Free Classic Hamburger Buns: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Udi's Gluten Free

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Udi's Gluten Free classic hamburger buns received a Longevity Score of 48 out of 100 (limit frequency). Refined gluten-free starch bun with added sugars, canola oil, and gums; low fiber and protein for its calories. Strengths include relatively low saturated fat (0g per serving) and some fiber from brown rice flour and resistant starch, while main considerations include refined tapioca and starch base with little whole-grain content, multiple added sugars and syrups in the ingredient list, and canola oil and gum blend add processing load.

Longevity Score 48/100

What helped the score?

  • Relatively low saturated fat (0g per serving)
  • Some fiber from brown rice flour and resistant starch

What held the score back?

  • Refined tapioca and starch base with little whole-grain content
  • Multiple added sugars and syrups in the ingredient list
  • Canola oil and gum blend add processing load

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Udi's Gluten Free Classic Hamburger Buns
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Breads & Buns)
GTIN / UPC
00698997809135
Serving size
74 g (1 bun)
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

Udi's Gluten Free

Classic Hamburger Buns

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Refined gluten-free starch bun with added sugars, canola oil, and gums; low fiber and protein for its calories.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Refined Grains

Refined tapioca and potato star…

Added Sweetener

Invert cane syrup

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

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

Key Positives

  • Relatively low saturated fat (0g per serving)
  • Some fiber from brown rice flour and resistant starch

Key Concerns

  • Refined tapioca and starch base with little whole-grain content
  • Multiple added sugars and syrups in the ingredient list
  • Canola oil and gum blend add processing load
  • Sodium ~160mg per bun from added salt and leavening

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Brown rice flour with bran and germ

Processing signals

Refined tapioca and potato starchesMultiple processed starches and syrupsGum blend and enzymes

Additives

Xanthan gumSodium alginateGuar gumCitric acid (mold inhibitor)Enzymes

Seed oils

Canola oil

Added sweeteners

Invert cane syrupTapioca syrupSugarCultured corn syrup solids

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, BROWN RICE FLOUR (RICE FLOUR, RICE BRAN WITH GERM), CANOLA OIL, INVERT CANE SYRUP, RESISTANT CORN STARCH, LESS THAN 2% OF: TAPIOCA SYRUP, DRIED EGG WHITES, YEAST, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, POTATO FLOUR, SUGAR, SUGARCANE FIBER, SALT, GUM BLEND (XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM ALGINATE, GUAR GUM), CULTURED CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID (MOLD INHIBITOR), ENZYMES.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

220

11% DV

Total Carbs

39g

14% DV

Protein

3g

6% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

37g

13% DV

Sugar

4g

Added Sugar

4g

8% DV

Total Fat

6g

8% DV

Sodium

160mg

7% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

6g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories22011% DV
Total Carbs39g14% DV
Protein3g6% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs37g13% DV
Sugar4g—
Added Sugar4g8% DV
Total Fat6g8% DV
Sodium160mg7% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat6g—

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 (37g)

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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 (0g)

    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)

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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 (Invert cane syrup, Tapioca syrup)

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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 (39g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Mixed

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Lower protein (3g)

    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 Udi's Gluten Free Classic Hamburger Buns highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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?

Udi's Gluten Free Classic Hamburger Buns shows about 2g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Udi's Gluten Free Classic Hamburger Buns: 4g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Invert cane syrup, Tapioca syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Relatively low saturated fat (0g per serving); Some fiber from brown rice flour and resistant starch.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined tapioca and starch base with little whole-grain content; Multiple added sugars and syrups in the ingredient list; Canola oil and gum blend add processing load.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same bakery & bread differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Bakery & Bread, 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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