Chocolate cereal bars
Kodiak Cakes Chewy Granola Bar Chocolate Chip
6.17 oz (175 g) - 5 bars 1.23 oz (35 g)
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 9
Kodiak Cakes Chewy Granola Bar Chocolate Chip scores 9 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 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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Cashew coconut chocolate chip Good & Gather · 8 oz/225 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 53 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars Larabar · 19.2 oz Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 52 out of 100 , 43 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
Chewy Granola Bar Chocolate Chip
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 22.9 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 2.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 5.7 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 91 = 9
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.1 g |
| Sugars | 22.9 g |
| Added sugars | 20 g |
| Fiber | 5.7 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 bar (35 g)
Ingredients
- 100% whole grain rolled oats
- tapioca syrup (high concern)
- whey protein crisps (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, tapioca starch)
- 100% whole grain brown rice
- pea protein with rice starch
- semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, dextrose, sunflower, soy lecithin) (moderate concern)
- cane sugar (high concern)
- almond butter
- soluble tapioca fiber
- sunflower
- canola
- soybean oil
- natural flavors
- sunflower
- soy
- canola lecithin
- salt
Label text, as published
100% whole grain rolled oats, tapioca syrup, whey protein crisps (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, tapioca starch), 100% whole grain brown rice, pea protein with rice starch, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, dextrose, sunflower and/or soy lecithin), cane sugar, almond butter, soluble tapioca fiber, sunflower and/or canola and/or soybean oil, natural flavors, sunflower and/or soy and/or canola lecithin, salt
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Soy, Gluten
May contain: Peanuts, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Paperboard
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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“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