Cereal bars
Made Good ORGANIC CHEWY GRANOLA BARS mixed berry
144 g (6 * 24 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 19
Made Good ORGANIC CHEWY GRANOLA BARS mixed berry scores 19 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Agave syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. 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
ORGANIC CHEWY GRANOLA BARS mixed berry
Ingredients
- Agave syrup minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 25 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 1.3 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 425 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.5 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 81 = 19
Can’t score above 79. Contains agave syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 425 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 70 g |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Fiber | 7.5 g |
| Protein | 7.5 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 1 serving (40 g)
Ingredients
- Pure gluten free oats
- agave nectar (high concern)
- brown rice syrup (high concern)
- raisins
- crisp brown rice
- sunflower oil
- inulin
- cranberries
- apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- molasses (high concern)
- raspberries
- blueberries
- vegetable extracts (spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushrooms)
- blueberry flavor
- agar
Label text, as published
Pure gluten free oats*, agave nectar*, brown rice syrup*, raisins*, crisp brown rice*, sunflower oil*, inulin*, cranberries*, apple juice concentrate*, molasses*, raspberries*, blueberries*, vegetable extracts (spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushrooms), blueberry flavor*, agar*. *Organic.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Paper
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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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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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