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Voortman Bakery Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Voortman Bakery

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Voortman Bakery fudge striped shortbread cookies received a Longevity Score of 48 out of 100 (limit frequency). Refined-flour cookie with palm and seed oils and sugar alcohols; low fiber and processed fudge coating limit its alignment. Strengths include sugar-free fudge coating with no added sugar and low sodium for a packaged baked good, while main considerations include refined enriched wheat flour with low fiber, palm and seed oils with notable saturated fat, and sugar alcohols and artificial sweetener (acesulfame k).

Longevity Score 48/100

What helped the score?

  • Sugar-free fudge coating with no added sugar
  • Low sodium for a packaged baked good

What held the score back?

  • Refined enriched wheat flour with low fiber
  • Palm and seed oils with notable saturated fat
  • Sugar alcohols and artificial sweetener (acesulfame K)

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Voortman Bakery Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies
Category
Snacks (source: Cookies & Biscuits)
GTIN / UPC
00067312005680
Serving size
27 g (1 cookie)
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

Voortman Bakery

Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Refined-flour cookie with palm and seed oils and sugar alcohols; low fiber and processed fudge coating limit its alignment.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched wheat flour

Artificial Sweeteners

Maltitol

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

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

Key Positives

  • Sugar-free fudge coating with no added sugar
  • Low sodium for a packaged baked good

Key Concerns

  • Refined enriched wheat flour with low fiber
  • Palm and seed oils with notable saturated fat
  • Sugar alcohols and artificial sweetener (acesulfame K)

Ingredient Signals

Processing signals

Enriched wheat flourSugar-free fudge coatingMultiple refined oils

Additives

Sorbitan tristearateSoy lecithinNatural flavorMaltitol

Seed oils

Canola oilSoybean oil

Artificial sweeteners

Acesulfame potassium

Other sweeteners

Maltitol

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR FREE FUDGE COATING (MALTITOL, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, WHOLE MILK POWDER), VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, SOYBEAN, PALM AND PALM KERNEL), MALTITOL, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

130

7% DV

Total Carbs

17g

6% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Saturated Fat

3.5g

18% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

16g

6% DV

Sugar

0g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

55mg

2% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4.5g

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 Carbs17g6% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Saturated Fat3.5g18% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs16g6% DV
Sugar0g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium55mg2% DV
Unsaturated Fat4.5g—

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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: 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 "palm kernel". 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 (1g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (Maltitol, Acesulfame potassium)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (130 kcal)

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  • Workout Recovery

    Watch-outs

    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 (1g)

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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 Voortman Bakery Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies 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?

Voortman Bakery Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies shows about 1g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Voortman Bakery Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies: 0g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Maltitol, Acesulfame potassium. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Sugar-free fudge coating with no added sugar; Low sodium for a packaged baked good.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined enriched wheat flour with low fiber; Palm and seed oils with notable saturated fat; Sugar alcohols and artificial sweetener (acesulfame K).

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.

Sources, citations & safety

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