Food
Bear Naked Cacao & Cashew Butter Granola
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 12
Bear Naked Cacao & Cashew Butter Granola scores 12 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 Corn syrup: 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Cacao & Cashew Butter Granola
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 22.2 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 11.1 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 463 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.4 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 88.5 = 11.5 → 12
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 463 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 25.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 11.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.4 g |
| Sugars | 22.2 g |
| Fiber | 7.4 g |
| Protein | 9.3 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 54g
Ingredients
- whole grain oats
- semi-sweet chocolate (cane sugar chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract) (moderate concern)
- invert cane 's rice crisps (rice flour, cane sugar, salt)
- cashew butter
- expeller pre sunflower oil
- cashewws (not recognized)
- pepitas
- whole oat flour
- brown rice syrup (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- sea salt
- ginger
- rosemary extract for freshness
- contains soy and cashew ingredients
Label text, as published
whole grain oats, semi-sweet chocolate (cane sugar chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), invert cane 's rice crisps (rice flour, cane sugar, salt), cashew butter, expeller pre sunflower oil, cashewws, pepitas, whole oat flour, brown rice syrup, sugar, sea salt, ginger, rosemary extract for freshness, contains soy and cashew ingredients, may contain other tree nuts, distributed for bear naked, inc, solana beach, ca 92075 ®, tm, © 2021 bear naked, inc, 1fair trade certified by fair trade usa, fair trade ingredients total 15,84% of product, k 214646 000 nli 15803 recycle if clean , dry non store drop-off recucte yemo project verified nongmaproject,org plastic pouch how2recycle,info
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Bear Naked
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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“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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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