Chocolate cereal bars
Made Good Organic Granola Bites chocolate chip
4.25 oz (120 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- No additives
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 15
Made Good Organic Granola Bites chocolate chip scores 15 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Invert 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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Soft Baked Almond Flour Bars Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Simple Mills · 5.99 oz/170 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 71 out of 100 , 56 points higher -
Granola Bar, Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Munk Pack · 4.51 oz/128 g Less sugar · No added sugars Score 60 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Granola Bar, Coconut Chocolate Chip Munk Pack · 128 g (4 × 32 g) Less sugar · No added sugars Score 58 out of 100 , 43 points higher -
Wholesum fruit & nut cashew butter chocolate chip Wegmans Organic · 9.6 oz/270 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 56 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Organic Granola Bites chocolate chip
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Agave 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 458 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 8.3 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 85 = 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, 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 | 458 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Added sugars | 20.8 g |
| Fiber | 8.3 g |
| Protein | 8.3 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 pouch (24 g)
Ingredients
- PURE GLUTEN FREE OATS
- CHOCOLATE CHIPS (CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER) (moderate concern)
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- SUNFLOWER OIL
- INVERT CANE SYRUP (high concern)
- AGAVE SYRUP (high concern)
- BROWN RICE CRISPS
- DRIED APPLE PIECES
- INULIN
- TAPIOCA STARCH
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- VEGETABLE EXTRACTS (SPINACH, BROCCOLI, CARROTS, TOMATOES, BEETS, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS)
- BROWN RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- SALT
Label text, as published
PURE GLUTEN FREE OATS, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (CANE SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER), CANE SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, INVERT CANE SYRUP, AGAVE SYRUP, BROWN RICE CRISPS, DRIED APPLE PIECES, INULIN, TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, VEGETABLE EXTRACTS (SPINACH, BROCCOLI, CARROTS, TOMATOES, BEETS, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS), BROWN RICE SYRUP, SALT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Composite material, Recycled paper
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Made Good
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Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry Made Good Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Organic Granola Bites Made Good · 0.85 oz (24 g) Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
Organic Chewy Granola Bar Made Good · 24 g Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Organic Chewy Granola Bars chocolate chip Made Good · 0.85 oz Score 13 out of 100 Bad
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