Gold Emblem · Cookies and Biscuits
Gold Emblem, Select, Luxurious Lemon Shortbread
One oz (28g) serving of Gold Emblem, Select, Luxurious Lemon Shortbread has 130 calories, 6g of sugars and 60mg of sodium, as submitted by CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1864892, record updated Jan 15, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1864892, available Jul 29, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* 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. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 28g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 050428283806
- Category
- Cookies and Biscuits
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other cookies and biscuits
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 17% of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 29% of them.
Where the calories come from: 50% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 3% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cookies and biscuits: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 21.4 g | 32.1 g | 17% |
| Sodium | 214 mg | 300 mg | 29% |
| Protein | 3.6 g | 5 g | 24% |
| Calories | 464 | 464 | 48% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 13,787 products, one per barcode.
Other shortbread in this aisle
554 of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products are named shortbread. Per 100 g their median is 500 calories, 267 mg of sodium and 5 g of protein; 165 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookie Flowers MACRINA BAKERY | 167 mg | 519 |
| Kelley's Kookies, Lemonshortbread Cookies KELLEY'S KOOKIES | 167 mg | 458 |
| Coconut Macaroon Shortbread Homestyle Gluten Free Cookies GOOD GRACES | 167 mg | 400 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "shortbread", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), SUGAR, SUGAR COATING (DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, CORNSTARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE SHORTENING [SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL] TITANIUM DIOXIDE), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), LEMON FLAVOR ( CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, LEMON OIL, BHT), CORNSTARCH, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL LEMON EXTRACT (ALCOHOL, WATER, OIL OF LEMON), NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, ASCORBIC ACID.
The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jan 15, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement CVS Pharmacy, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1864892).
More Gold Emblem cookies and biscuits
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Emblem, Luxury Wafers, Vanilla | 464 | 39.29 g | 232 mg |
| Gold Emblem, Luxury Wafers with Chocolate Flavored Creme Filling | 464 | 42.86 g | 250 mg |
| Gold Emblem, Luxury Wafers | 464 | 42.86 g | 214 mg |
| Ginger Snap Cookies | 467 | 33.33 g | 267 mg |
| Gold Emblem, Abound, Breakfast Biscuits, Blueberry | 460 | 24 g | 280 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Gold Emblem, Select, Luxurious Lemon Shortbread?
130 per 1 oz (28g) serving, and 464 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Gold Emblem, Select, Luxurious Lemon Shortbread?
60mg per serving (3% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record CVS Pharmacy, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jan 15, 2018. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov