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Slow-Baked Maple Pecan Granola

Contains sunflower oil

This granola combines oats, coconut, pecans and sunflower seeds and is slow-baked for 10 hours. It has 3 g added sugar per serving and contains sunflower oil and natural maple flavor with caramel color.

No artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeVegetarianLow sodiumContains tree nuts
$6.95 lowest price at Country Life Natural Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup-1oz (28g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
5mg
Saturated fat
2.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Organic regular rolled oats, organic quick rolled oats, sunflower oil, granulated sugar, shredded coconut, maple syrup, pecan meal, brown rice flour, coconut oil, pecan pieces, tapioca flour, sunflower seeds, natural maple flavor (glycerin, water, caramel color, and natural flavors), sea salt
Product details
OriginUSA-MI
“Country of Origin: USA-MI” — the product page
63 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%58
Ingredients · counts 20%66
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 58 · Compared with other grain foods: more saturated fat (2.5 g), more whole grain (75%); 3 g added sugar per 1/4 cup-1oz
Ingredients 66 · Sunflower oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Caramel colour (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 55 · Oats, nuts and seeds slow-baked with sugar, oils and natural flavor.
Sourcing 70 · Organic oats are listed and product origin is USA-MI; ingredient origins aren't given.
Transparency 72 · Full ingredient list, organic oats and USA-MI origin; no product certification.
Contains sunflower oil
3 g added sugar
Natural maple flavor includes caramel color
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−18 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Organic regular rolled oats Organic quick rolled oats Sunflower oil Granulated sugar Shredded coconut Maple syrup Pecan meal Brown rice flour Coconut oil Pecan pieces Tapioca flour Sunflower seeds Natural maple flavor (glycerin, water, caramel color, and natural flavors) Sea salt
14 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 5 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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