Breakfast cereals
Bob's Red Mill Honey Oat Granola
50 g
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 31
Bob's Red Mill Honey Oat Granola scores 31 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 11 points Sugars 21.2 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better granola and muesli
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nut granola HONEY NUT Nuttrail · 22 oz No added sugars · No seed oils Score 73 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
nut granola HONEY NUT Nutrail · 8 oz No added sugars · No seed oils Score 73 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Protein Granola Oats & Honey High-Protein Crunch Nútrait · 11 oz No added sugars · No seed oils Score 61 out of 100 , 30 points higher -
Honey Nut Granola Grandy Organics · 1020 g No brown sugar · No corn syrup Score 68 out of 100 , 37 points higher -
Honey Almond Protein Granola Magic Spoon · 8 oz No added sugars · No seed oils Score 65 out of 100 , 34 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Honey Oat Granola
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 21.2 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 1.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.3 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 409 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.6 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 69 = 31
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 409 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 75.8 g |
| Sugars | 21.2 g |
| Added sugars | 19.7 g |
| Fiber | 7.6 g |
| Protein | 7.6 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 0.667 cup (66 g)
Ingredients
- WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL
- BROWN RICE
- HONEY (high concern)
- BROWN RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
- SEA SALT
- VITAMIN E
Label text, as published
WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, BROWN SUGAR, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, BROWN RICE, HONEY, BROWN RICE SYRUP, PURE VANILLA EXTRACT, SEA SALT, VITAMIN E.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Bob's Red Mill
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Old Country Style Muesli Bob's Red Mill · 32 g Score 96 out of 100 Excellent -
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org