Crunchy cereal clusters
Millville Honey Crunch N Oats
18 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 18
Millville Honey Crunch N Oats scores 18 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
Honey Crunch N Oats
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Malt syrup 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 17.9 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 385 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 5.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 82 = 18
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][6][7][8][9]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 385 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 84.6 g |
| Sugars | 17.9 g |
| Added sugars | 17.9 g |
| Fiber | 5.1 g |
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 39g
Ingredients
- Degermed yellow corn
- whole grain wheat
- sugar (high concern)
- whole grain rolled oats
- rice
- canola oil
- soybean oil
- corn syrup (high concern)
- salt
- barley malt extract (high concern)
- molasses (high concern)
- cinnamon
- honey (high concern)
- caramel color (high concern)
- natural flavor
- ferric orthophosphate
- niacinamide
- zinc oxide
- thiamin mononitrate
- calcium pantothenate
- pyridoxine hydrochloride
- folic acid
Label text, as published
Degermed yellow corn, whole grain wheat, sugar, whole grain rolled oats, rice, canola oil and/or soybean oil, corn syrup, salt, barley malt extract, molasses, cinnamon, honey, caramel color, natural flavor, ferric orthophosphate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, thiamin mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid. Contains wheat.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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“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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Questions & Answers About 4-MEI
“Based on current science, the FDA has no reason to believe that there are any immediate or short-term health risks presented by 4-MEI at the levels expected in food.”
fda.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
“The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”
oehha.ca.gov
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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