Breakfast cereals
Post Great Grains Cereal Raisins, Dates, & Pecans
19 oz
Score
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 30
Post Great Grains Cereal Raisins, Dates, & Pecans scores 30 out of 100 (Poor) 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 11 points Sugars 24.1 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Great Grains Cereal Raisins, Dates, & Pecans
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 10 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 24.1 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 370 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.4 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 70 = 30
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, 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 | 370 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 74.1 g |
| Sugars | 24.1 g |
| Added sugars | 7.4 g |
| Fiber | 7.4 g |
| Protein | 7.4 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 serving (54 g)
Ingredients
- WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT
- RAISINS
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS
- DATES
- WHEAT FLOUR
- MALTED BARLEY FLOUR
- RICE FLOUR
- PECANS
- EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL
- SALT
- RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- MOLASSES (high concern)
- BHT ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS
- VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON
- ZINC OXIDE
- NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3)
- PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6)
- VITAMIN A PALMITATE
- RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2)
- THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1)
- FOLIC ACID
- VITAMIN D3
- VITAMIN B12
Label text, as published
WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, RAISINS, CANE SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, DATES, WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, PECANS, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SALT, RICE SYRUP, MOLASSES. BHT ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B12.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Post
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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“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