Pepperidge Farm Verona Apricot Raspberry Cookies

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Pectin is a polysaccharide*, which is a soluble fiber. It's found in the cell walls of fruits and vegetables. Most pectin products are made from citrus peels and apples. Food producers use pectin by combining it with acids and sugar to form a gel. As a thickener, it's often used to make jams, jellies, and other preserves. *Note: a polysaccharide is a long-chain carbohydrate. It's the most common form of carbohydrates found in food.

Part of the Distinctive Cookie product line by Pepperidge Farm, the Verona Apricot Raspberry cookies are made with a buttery shortbread base and topped with a fruit-flavored jam.

There are 130 calories per serving, or approximately 43 calories in each cookie. Each serving contains 4.5 grams fat, 22 grams carbohydrates, and one gram of protein.

Read this guide for an in-depth overview of the calories, nutrition, ingredients in these sweet thumbprint cookies from Pepperidge Farm.

Apricot Raspberry Cookies Nutrition Guide

Nutritional information is based on one serving measured as 32 grams or about 3 cookies.

Serving size: 3 Cookies

% DAILY VALUE

Use %DV to determine if the level of nutrients in a food is low (5% or less) or high (20% or more).

	%DV	Level
Saturated Fat	13%	MED
Sodium	3%	LOW
Added Sugars	20%	HIGH

%DV based on 2,000 calories

Calories

There are 130 calories in a single serving of Verona Apricot Raspberry Cookies.

Here is a summary of calories by macronutrient, per serving:

40 calories from fat
85 calories from total carbs
5 calories from protein

The majority of calories (65%) are derived from carbohydrates. Dietary fats make up approximately 31% and the remaining 4% is from protein.

Apricot Raspberry Cookies

% calories from fat, carbs and protein

31% FAT

65% CARBS

4% PROTEIN

The breakout of calories by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label provided by Pepperidge Farm.

FITNESS TIME TO BURN 130 CALORIES

Walk 40 minutes
Swim 20 minutes
Cycle 10 minutes

Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.

Calories in Each Cookie

With 130 calories in each serving and three cookies per serving, there are just over 43 calories in a single cookie.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per 3 Cookies

Red indicates %DV is high.

Calories

130

		%DV
Total Fat	4.5g	7%
Saturated Fat	2.5g	13%
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	10mg	4%
Sodium	70mg	3%
Carbohydrates	22g	8%
Dietary Fiber	<1g	2%
Total Sugars	10g
Added Sugars	10g	20%
Protein	1g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Added Sugars

Added sugars are sweeteners added to a recipe. By comparison, natural sugars are found in whole foods; for example lactose in dairy milk is a natural sugar.

Pepperidge Farm Apricot Raspberry Cookies contain 10 grams of added sugars per serving. That is high.

About 30% of the total 130 calories are derived from added sugars.

SUMMARY OF ADDED SUGARS PER SERVING

40 calories from dietary fats
30% of total calories
Recipe includes sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and corn syrup

Learn more about how much added sugar is in popular sweet treats and packaged foods. Check the nutrition reports for a chocolate frosted donut from Dunkin’ and a bowl of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats cereal.

Total Fat

Three cookies contain 4.5 grams of total dietary fats, including 2.5 grams of saturated fat.

According to the U.S. FDA, diets high in saturated fat are associated with an increased risk of developing adverse health conditions.

Use daily value (%DV) on the nutrition facts label to compare foods and choose a balanced diet.

If one part of a meal contains a high %DV of saturated fat or sodium, for example, an overall diet can be balanced by selecting another food with a low %DV of those same nutrients.

2.5g saturated fat (13% DV) per serving

Price

I went to Publix this afternoon to check the current price of the Pepperidge Farm Verona style cookies. The Apricot Raspberry flavor comes in a 6.75 ounce package with 18 cookies per container.

The current price is $5.09 per package. That works out to about $0.28 per cookie.

Packages of Verona style cookies on shelf at grocery store. — Apricot Raspberry cookies cost $5.09 per package (*as of August 1, 2024*).

Cookies Ingredients and Allergens

Here is the list of ingredients used to make the Verona brand Apricot Raspberry cookies from Pepperidge Farm.

Ingredients
Enriched Wheat Flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Butter, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Cornstarch, Palm and/or Soybean and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Apricot Puree Concentrate, Raspberry Concentrate, Eggs, Nonfat Milk, Pectin, Baking Soda, Soy Protein, Citric Acid, Cream of Tartar, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Caramel Color.

Pectin is a polysaccharide*, which is a soluble fiber. It’s found in the cell walls of fruits and vegetables. Most pectin products are made from citrus peels and apples.

Food producers use pectin by combining it with acids and sugar to form a gel. As a thickener, it’s often used to make jams, jellies, and other preserves.

*Note: a polysaccharide is a long-chain carbohydrate. It’s the most common form of carbohydrates found in food.

Allergens

The cookies are made with ingredients that contain egg, milk, soy, and wheat.

Apricot Raspberry shortbread cookies from Pepperidge Farm with text listing ingredients. — There are 130 calories per serving of Verona Apricot Raspberry cookies.

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Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Pepperidge Farm