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 10 of 10 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Lowfat Granola Cereal with Almond
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
brown rice syrup
Highly processed starch-derived sugar; essentially pure glucose polymers; high glycemic
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 wheat, milled cane sugar, rice flour, cornstarch, vegetable oil (canola and/or safflower and/or sunflower oil), brown rice syrup, almonds, salt, natural flavor, barley malt syrup.
Ingredient analysis
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