29 products in Scout's rankings · Updated October 2026 · How we score
Scout has scored 29 Whole Foods products in its rankings. Scores run from 20 to 95 out of 100: 18 rate Excellent, 9 Good and 2 Poor. The highest is 365 Everyday Value,Whole Foods Markets Organic Quick Cook Steel-Cut Oats at 95/100 (#5 of 28 in Oats); the lowest is Whole Foods Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie at 20/100. 12 are Scout's Picks (scored 88+).
At a glance
Whole Foods products, by Scout score
Ordered by Scout score. Each score compares a product with others in its own category; the line under each one says where it places there.
Whole Foods products by category
| Category | Products | Scores | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal | 4 | 86 | #7 of 35 |
| Nuts | 3 | 83 | #25 of 37 |
| Canned Foods | 2 | 88 | #3 of 39 |
| Sugars | 2 | 88 | #2 of 18 |
| Oats | 2 | 86–95 | #5 of 28 |
| Cooking Oils | 2 | 88 | #10 of 46 |
| Pasta Sauce | 2 | 88 | #2 of 8 |
| Beans | 2 | 84 | #5 of 20 |
| Crackers | 1 | 86 | #3 of 41 |
| Condiments | 1 | 78 | #5 of 31 |
| Spices | 1 | 88 | #8 of 35 |
| Nut Butters | 1 | 88 | #5 of 18 |
| Rice & Pasta | 1 | 88 | #22 of 65 |
| Salty Snacks | 1 | 25 | #46 of 128 |
| Cookies | 1 | 20 | #22 of 44 |
| Cheese | 1 | 83 | #31 of 59 |
| Brain Supplements | 1 | 83 | #15 of 23 |
| Milk | 1 | 83 | #36 of 53 |
Ingredients Scout flags across Whole Foods
Ingredients rated harmful in Scout's analyses that appear in at least two of these 29 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.
- Cane sugar in 4 of 29
Beneficial ingredients across Whole Foods
Ingredients rated beneficial in Scout's analyses that appear in at least two of these 29 products.
Common questions about Whole Foods
What is the highest-scoring Whole Foods product?
365 Everyday Value,Whole Foods Markets Organic Quick Cook Steel-Cut Oats, at 95/100 — #5 of 28 in Oats.
What is the lowest-scoring Whole Foods product?
Whole Foods Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie, at 20/100 — #22 of 44 in Cookies. Its product page lists the ingredients behind the score.
How does Scout score Whole Foods products?
Each product gets its own 1–100 score, judged against other products in the same category with a category-specific framework: the full ingredient list, plus the published processing level, the packaging and any credible lab results where they apply. Scout does not score brands, and no brand pays for a score or a position.