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Maine Grains Buckwheat Pancake Mix

Contains cane sugar

This pancake mix combines buckwheat and all-purpose flours, and the brand says its grains come from Northeast farms and are stone-milled. Each serving has 3 g added sugar and 550 mg sodium; it is milled in a facility that also processes wheat and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains wheat
$9.95 440 grams · lowest price at Maine Grains
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 1/3 cup dry mix (44g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
6g▲
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
550mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Maine Grains Organic Buckwheat Flour, Maine Grains All-Purpose Flour, Organic Cane Sugar, Baking Powder, Iodized Salt
73 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 4 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%63
Ingredients · counts 20%80
Processing · counts 15%72
Sourcing · counts 15%80
Transparency · counts 15%78
Why it scores 73
Nutrition 63 · Compared with other grain foods: more sodium (550 mg), more fiber (6 g); 3 g added sugar per 1/3 cup dry mix
Ingredients 80 · Cane sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 72 · Flours, sugar, baking powder and salt blended as a dry mix
Sourcing 80 · The brand says grains come from Northeast farms with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides
Transparency 78 · Complete ingredient list; the brand says grains are locally grown and stone-milled
3 g added sugar per serving
550 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Maine Grains Organic Buckwheat Flour Maine Grains All-Purpose Flour Organic Cane Sugar Baking Powder Iodized Salt
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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