Muesli
Made Good Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- No additives
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 10
Made Good Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry scores 10 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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The Receipt
Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 20 points
- Agave syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 29.2 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 6.3 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 458 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 90.5 = 9.5 → 10
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 458 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 18.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 29.2 g |
| Added sugars | 25 g |
| Fiber | 4.2 g |
| Protein | 4.2 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 24g
Ingredients
- pure gluten free oats
- cane sugar (high concern)
- sunflower oil
- raisins"
- invert cane syrup (high concern)
- agave syrup (high concern)
- dried apple pieces
- sweetened dried cranberries (apple juice concentrate, cranberries, sunflower oil)
- brown rice crisps
- inulin* freeze-dried raspberries
- tapioca starch
- vegetable extracts (spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushrooms)
- natural flavor"
- brown rice syrup (high concern)
- salt
- organic (not recognized)
- 20% 0% 4% 2% 20% 20% 20% 25% 20% conta ve !: ) (not recognized)
- e what ma (not recognized)
Label text, as published
pure gluten free oats*, cane sugar*, sunflower oil*, raisins", invert cane syrup*, agave syrup*, dried apple pieces*, sweetened dried cranberries* (apple juice concentrate*, cranberries*, sunflower oil*), brown rice crisps*, inulin* freeze-dried raspberries*, tapioca starch*, vegetable extracts (spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushrooms), natural flavor", brown rice syrup*, salt, *organic, 20% 0% 4% 2% 20% 20% 20% 25% 20% conta ve !: ), e what ma
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Made Good
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Organic Granola Bites Made Good · 0.85 oz (24 g) Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
ORGANIC CHEWY GRANOLA BARS mixed berry Made Good · 144 g (6 * 24 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
ORGANIC GRANOLA BITES mixed berry Made Good · 0.85 oz (24 g) Score 22 out of 100 Poor -
Chocolate Chip Made Good · 5.1 oz (144 g) 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