Cereal bars
Made Good Organic Chewy Granola Bars chocolate chip
0.85 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 13
Made Good Organic Chewy Granola Bars chocolate chip scores 13 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 Sugar: 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 Receipt
Organic Chewy Granola Bars chocolate chip
Ingredients
- Agave syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup 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 4.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 417 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 87 = 13
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 | 417 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 70.8 g |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Added sugars | 25 g |
| Fiber | 4.2 g |
| Protein | 8.3 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 bar (24 g)
Ingredients
- Pure gluten free oats
- agave syrup (high concern)
- chocolate chips (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter) (moderate concern)
- brown rice syrup (high concern)
- brown rice crisps (brown rice flour, brown rice syrup, sea salt)
- invert cane syrup (high concern)
- sunflower oil
- vegetable extracts (shiitake mushroom, spinach, beet, broccoli)
- agar
- natural flavor
Label text, as published
Pure gluten free oats, agave syrup, chocolate chips (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter), brown rice syrup, brown rice crisps (brown rice flour, brown rice syrup, sea salt), invert cane syrup, sunflower oil, vegetable extracts (shiitake mushroom, spinach, beet, broccoli), agar, natural flavor
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