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Voortman Bakery Sugar Free! Coconut Crme Wafers: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Voortman Bakery

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Voortman Bakery sugar free! coconut crme wafers received a Food Integrity Score of 62 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects highly processed and moderate additive load. This is a sugar-free coconut cream wafer built from a mix of refined fats, sugar alcohols, a sweetener, and flavor systems. Some ingredients are recognizable, like coconut, flour, and egg, but many are doing texture, sweetness, and shelf-life work. It reads better as an occasional treat than an everyday snack. Main considerations include refined vegetable oil blend, aspartame and natural flavor, and sugar alcohols and maltodextrin. Simpler options: Look for coconut cookies with a short list of recognizable fats and sweeteners; choose products that name a specific oil or butter instead of a blend.

Food Integrity Score 62/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Highly processed
  • Moderate additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Refined vegetable oil blend
  • Aspartame and natural flavor
  • Sugar alcohols and maltodextrin

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for coconut cookies with a short list of recognizable fats and sweeteners
  • Choose products that name a specific oil or butter instead of a blend

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Voortman Bakery Sugar Free! Coconut Crme Wafers
Category
Snacks (source: Crackers & Biscotti)
GTIN / UPC
00067312002801
Serving size
25 g (3 wafers (25g))
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

Food Integrity results

Sugar Free! Coconut Crme Wafers

Voortman Bakery

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Vegetable oil blend (canola, soybean, palm, palm kernel), aspartame, and natural flavor stack several refined, formulation-oriented inputs in one wafer.

Consider This

Sorbitol, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, and enriched flour are typical of factory-formulated sugar-free snack wafers rather than a simple kitchen recipe.

Good Substitutes

Try a short-list baked coconut cookie using coconut, flour, butter or oil, and a plain sweetener you recognize.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

This is a sugar-free coconut cream wafer built from a mix of refined fats, sugar alcohols, a sweetener, and flavor systems. Some ingredients are recognizable, like coconut, flour, and egg, but many are doing texture, sweetness, and shelf-life work. It reads better as an occasional treat than an everyday snack.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Refined vegetable oil blend
  • Aspartame and natural flavor
  • Sugar alcohols and maltodextrin

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Vegetable oil (canola, soybean, palm, palm kernel) — Refined seed and palm oil blend
  • Natural flavor — Broad flavor category
  • Aspartame (phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine) — Artificial sweetener
  • Soy lecithin — Soy-derived emulsifier

Highest concern ingredients

  • Aspartame (phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine) (7/10) — Artificial sweetener with a phenylalanine warning.
  • Vegetable oil (canola, soybean, palm, palm kernel) (6/10) — Refined industrial oil blend.
  • Natural flavor (6/10) — Vague flavor system with unspecified source.

Better choice tips

  • Look for coconut cookies with a short list of recognizable fats and sweeteners.
  • Choose products that name a specific oil or butter instead of a blend.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, SOYBEAN, PALM, PALM KERNEL), SORBITOL, MALTODEXTRIN, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT, MALTED BARLEY, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DRIED COCONUT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, ASPARTAME (PHENYLKETONURICS: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE), BAKING SODA, NONFAT DRY MILK, EGG

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

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Aspartame (phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine)Concern 7/10 — Higher concernSweetenerWatchlist · Additive

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Artificial sweetener with a phenylalanine warning many users want to know about.

    Additional note

    Artificial sweetener with phenylalanine warning.

    Family watchlist

    Artificial sweetener.

  2. Vegetable oil (canola, soybean, palm, palm kernel)Concern 6/10 — Moderate concernRefined oilWatchlist

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined seed and palm oil blends are a common watchlist item.

    Additional note

    Refined industrial oil blend used as fat base.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil blend.

  3. Natural flavorConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Unknown / not listed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Vague flavor systems are hard to trace and often flagged by label readers.

    Additional note

    Broad flavor category without specific source named.

    Family watchlist

    Broad flavor category.

  4. Soy lecithinConcern 5/10 — Moderate concernEmulsifierWatchlist · Additive

    What this is

    Emulsifier

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Emulsifiers are formulation helpers that many users want flagged.

    Additional note

    Soy-derived emulsifier used for texture.

    Family watchlist

    Emulsifier from soy.

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  1. SorbitolConcern 4/10 — Mild concernSweetener

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Sugar alcohol adds sweetness and texture in sugar-free products.

    Additional note

    Sugar alcohol used for sweetness and bulk.

  2. MaltodextrinConcern 4/10 — Mild concernBulking agent

    What this is

    Bulking agent

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined starch fraction used for bulk and texture.

    Additional note

    Refined starch-derived bulking agent.

  3. Enriched flour (wheat, malted barley, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined grain

    What this is

    Refined grain

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined flour with added nutrients is common but more processed than whole grain.

    Additional note

    Refined wheat flour with added vitamins and malt.

  4. CornstarchConcern 3/10 — Mild concernThickener

    What this is

    Thickener

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined starch used to shape texture and structure.

    Additional note

    Refined starch used for texture.

  5. Baking sodaConcern 2/10 — Very low concernLeavening agent

    What this is

    Leavening agent

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Common baking ingredient used in normal baked goods.

    Additional note

    Leavening agent used in baking.

  6. Nonfat dry milkConcern 2/10 — Very low concernDairy ingredient

    What this is

    Dairy ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Dried dairy is a normal baking ingredient.

    Additional note

    Dried dairy ingredient.

  7. Dried coconutConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Recognizable coconut is a simple, category-normal ingredient.

    Additional note

    Dried coconut is a recognizable base ingredient.

  8. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Salt is a simple, recognizable ingredient.

    Additional note

    Basic seasoning.

  9. EggConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Egg is a recognizable whole food ingredient.

    Additional note

    Whole egg ingredient.

This Food Integrity score estimates how simple and recognizable an ingredient profile appears. It is not a medical safety rating. 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.

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 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/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    See more for this goal

  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "egg". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Plant-Based

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "egg". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Low-Carb Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "enriched flour", "maltodextrin". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Keto-Style Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "enriched flour", "maltodextrin". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Low Gluten Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Gluten-related ingredients (Mentions "wheat". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

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 together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Voortman Bakery Sugar Free! Coconut Crme Wafers 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 Sugar Free! Coconut Crme Wafers shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Voortman Bakery Sugar Free! Coconut Crme Wafers: 0g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Aspartame, Sorbitol. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Sugar-free formulation with no added sugar; Low sodium for a packaged snack; Contains some coconut.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined enriched flour as primary base; Palm and canola oil blend with saturated fat; Aspartame and sorbitol 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.

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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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