Breakfast cereals
Nature's Path Foods Mesa Sunrise Cereal, Organic
750 g
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 73
Nature's Path Foods Mesa Sunrise Cereal, Organic scores 73 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
- minus 5 points Sugars 12.5 g / 100 g: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Mesa Sunrise Cereal, Organic
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 12.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 10 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 10 g / 100 g plus 2 points
Bonuses
- Certified organic plus 5 points
100 − 27 = 73
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 80 g |
| Sugars | 12.5 g |
| Added sugars | 10 g |
| Fiber | 10 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 1 serving (40 g)
Ingredients
- Corn meal
- yellow corn flour
- Cane sugar (high concern)
- Flax seeds
- Buckwheat flour
- Quinoa
- Amaranth
- Sea salt
- Tocopherols (added to enhance freshness)
- Organic (not recognized)
Label text, as published
Corn meal* and/or yellow corn flour*, Cane sugar*, Flax seeds*, Buckwheat flour*, Quinoa, Amaranth*, Sea salt, Tocopherols (added to enhance freshness). *Organic. May contain: Tree nuts, Peanuts, Soy. (VEGAN)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic, (brittle, crinkly)
Context only: no points in v1.
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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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“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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7 CFR 205.102 Use of the term "organic" (National Organic Program)
“Any agricultural product that is sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))” must be: (a) Produced in accordance with the requirements specified in § 205.101 or §§ 205.202 through 205.207”
ecfr.gov