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Stauffer's Ginger Snaps
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Stauffer's Ginger Snaps

Stauffer's
14 oz
Available at Foodtown
120
Calories
2g
Protein
10g
Sugars
120mg
Sodium
36
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Stauffer's Ginger Snaps are a classic boxed cookie you’ll typically find on the cookie and cracker aisle, shelved near other packaged cookies, shortbreads, and seasonal tins. They sit within reach of shoppers looking for a quick sweet, holiday baking add-in, or a familiar pantry staple. These thin, crisp cookies trade on a heritage, old‑world spice profile—molasses-forward with a warm ginger bite and a pronounced snap when you bite. Packaging is straightforward and homey: a branded box often containing an inner sealed bag to preserve crunch, making them easy to drop into a lunchbox, set out on a coffee table, or stash in the pantry. Stauffer’s positions itself as a traditional, family-oriented brand; marketing evokes nostalgia and holiday rituals rather than health-forward claims, attracting shoppers who favor recognizable, time-tested snacks—often adults shopping for families or older consumers who remember the brand from childhood. Labeling typically emphasizes flavor and tradition rather than organic certification or explicit “natural” claims, and there’s little in the way of child-focused cartooning or fitness-oriented health halos. Processing context: these are shelf-stable commercial cookies made from refined and formulated ingredients and standard baking processes. Sensory details: brittle, crunchy texture that shatters into small crumbs; sweet-molasses warmth with ginger, cinnamon and clove notes and a faint spicy finish from chili/red pepper. Rituals include dunking in coffee or tea, arranging on a holiday plate, or breaking them up as a pie crust or dessert topping. They function as an easy, familiar treat for entertaining, snacking, and holiday traditions within American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 4.0
Servings per Container: 14
Calories120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5g4%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium120mg5%
Total Carbohydrate22g8%
Total Sugars10g
Added Sugars10g20%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Thiamine, Mononitrate, [Vitamin, B1],, Riboflavin, [Vitamin, B2],, Folic, Acid),, Sugar,, Palm, Oil,, Molasses,, Ginger,, Baking, Soda, (for, Leavening),, Salt,, Soy, Lecithin, (an, Emulsifier),, Cinnamon,, Cloves,, Chili, Powder,, Red, Pepper..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined enriched flour, added sugars, palm oil, emulsifier (soy lecithin) and is a shelf-stable, industrially produced cookie—characteristics consistent with ultraprocessed foods (NOVA 4).

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Common Questions about Stauffer's Ginger Snaps

Well, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people! These ginger snaps have a decent calorie count at 120 per serving, so they can fit into a balanced snack routine. However, they do contain added sugars and aren’t high in fiber or protein, so while they can be a tasty treat, they might not be your go-to for a nutrient boost.

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