12/15 ingredients recognized
How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 12 of 15 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Dark chocolate cherry granola
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Flagged concerns
expeller pressed canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
milled cane sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Whole rolled oats, milled cane sugar, expeller pressed canola oil, dark chocolate chunks (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], vanilla extract), dried cherries (sour cherries, cane sugar, sunflower oil), rice flour, cornstarch, honey, cherry base (cherries, sugar, natural flavor, citric acid, elderberry juice concentrate, fruit juice [for color], red beet concentrate), natural flavor, salt, barley malt syrup, ascorbic acid, herb blend (sugar, cardamom, fennel seed, fenugreek, nutmeg), color (elderberry extract).