Muesli
Cooper Street Snacks Granola Bakes Blueberry Pomegranate
12 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 18
Cooper Street Snacks Granola Bakes Blueberry Pomegranate scores 18 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: 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.
The Receipt
Granola Bakes Blueberry Pomegranate
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Sugar 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 1.8 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 393 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 82 = 18
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, 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 | 393 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 67.9 g |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Added sugars | 17.9 g |
| Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Serving: 1 bar (28 g)
Ingredients
- Granola Blend (Whole Rolled Oats, Buckwheat, Golden Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds, Quinoa) (not recognized)
- Enriched Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)
- Oat Flour
- Brown Cane Sugar (high concern)
- White Chips (Sustainably Sourced Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Sunflower Lecithin, Salt) (not recognized)
- Chicory Root Fiber
- Honey (high concern)
- Infused Cranberries (Cranberries, Sugar, Grape Juice, Blueberry Juice, Sunflower Oil)
- Dried Blueberries (Blueberries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil)
- Non-GMO Canola Oil
- Water
- Pomegranate Juice
- Eggs
- Natural Blueberry Flavor
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Monocalcium Phosphate
Label text, as published
Granola Blend (Whole Rolled Oats, Buckwheat, Golden Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds, Quinoa), Enriched Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Oat Flour, Brown Cane Sugar, White Chips (Sustainably Sourced Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Sunflower Lecithin, Salt), Chicory Root Fiber, Honey, Infused Cranberries (Cranberries, Sugar, Grape Juice, Blueberry Juice, Sunflower Oil), Dried Blueberries (Blueberries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Non-GMO Canola Oil, Water, Pomegranate Juice, Eggs, Natural Blueberry Flavor, Salt, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu