Bars
Made Good Mornings Organic Soft Baked Oat Bar
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 13
Made Good Mornings Organic Soft Baked Oat Bar scores 13 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: 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
Organic Soft Baked Oat Bar
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Invert sugar 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 23.3 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 87 = 13
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn 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 | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 13.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 23.3 g |
| Added sugars | 13.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 30.0g
Ingredients
- pure gluten free oats
- gluten free oat flour
- date paste
- vegetable glycerin
- sunflower oil
- brown rice syrup (high concern)
- invert cane syrup (high concern)
- sweetened dried blueberries
- blueberries
- apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- sunflower oil
- vanilla drizzle
- cocoa butter
- cane sugar (high concern)
- tapioca starch
- rice syrup solids (high concern)
- rice maltodextrin
- vanilla extract
- tapioca starch
- ground chia seeds
- baking powder
- natural flavors
- vegetable extracts
- spinach
- broccoli
- carrots
- tomatoes
- beets
- shiitake mushrooms
- sea salt
Label text, as published
pure gluten free oats, gluten free oat flour, date paste, vegetable glycerin, sunflower oil, brown rice syrup, invert cane syrup, sweetened dried blueberries, blueberries, apple juice concentrate, sunflower oil, vanilla drizzle, cocoa butter, cane sugar, tapioca starch, rice syrup solids, rice maltodextrin, vanilla extract, tapioca starch, ground chia seeds, baking powder, natural flavors, vegetable extracts, spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushrooms, sea salt
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 Mornings
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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“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