Nature Valley Crunchy Oats 'N Honey Granola Bars
Summary
Nature Valley Crunchy Oats 'N Honey scores 16/100. America's #1 granola bar hides behind a 'nature' brand name while delivering canola/sunflower seed oils, sugar as the second ingredient, brown sugar syrup, soy lecithin, and vague natural flavor. Only 2g protein per bar with 12g sugar. The green packaging and mountain imagery is textbook health-washing — this is a cookie marketed as a health food.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Anresco Laboratories
Glyphosate Detected High
Detected at a high level — at or above health-based exposure limits. Regular exposure at this level is a genuine health concern. Glyphosate is classified as a probable human carcinogen by IARC.
EWG 2019 oat-based snack bar testing and Food Democracy Now / The Detox Project (Anresco Laboratories, FDA-registered, LC-MS/MS) confirmed positive for glyphosate.
Key ingredients 10
Whole Grain OatsGood
Whole grain oats provide fiber, beta-glucan, and complex carbohydrates for sustained energy. The primary ingredient and the only genuinely healthy component.
See more about Whole Grain Oats →HoneyGood
Natural sweetener with trace enzymes and antioxidants. However, it's the fifth ingredient — far less than the sugar and brown sugar syrup that precede it.
See more about Honey →SugarBad
Refined sugar is the second ingredient by weight — meaning this bar contains more sugar than any other ingredient except oats. 12g sugar per serving for a 42g bar is 29% sugar by weight.
See more about Sugar →Canola and/or Sunflower OilVery Bad
Refined seed oils high in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Industrially processed with chemical solvents. The 'and/or' label means the manufacturer uses whichever is cheapest.
See more about Canola and/or Sunflower Oil →Brown Sugar SyrupBad
A second processed sweetener stacked on top of refined sugar. Two sugar sources in a granola bar is a hallmark of ultra-processing.
See more about Brown Sugar Syrup →Soy LecithinBad
Highly processed emulsifier extracted from soybeans using chemical solvents. Typically derived from GMO soybeans.
See more about Soy Lecithin →Rice FlourNeutral
Refined grain flour used as a filler and texture agent. Minimal nutritional value.
See more about Rice Flour →SaltNeutral
Standard flavor enhancer.
See more about Salt →Baking SodaNeutral
Leavening agent. Functional and benign.
See more about Baking Soda →Natural FlavorNeutral
Ambiguous flavoring compound. Vague but common.
See more about Natural Flavor →Processing
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