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Founders Trail

Contains added sugar

Granola clusters with oats, buckwheat, nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Sugar appears in the ingredient list despite the claim that it is sweetened only with maple syrup.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains tree nuts
$16.00 lowest price at Simple Trail
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 1/3 cup (30g)
Protein
5g▲
Fiber
3g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
40mg▲
Saturated fat
1.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: oats, buckwheat, almonds, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup, raisins, cranberries, sugar, coconut oil, chia seeds, flaxseeds, vanilla extract, alcohol, water, cinnamon, sea salt
73 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%74
Ingredients · counts 30%92
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 73
Nutrition 74 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (40 mg), more protein (5 g); 4 g added sugar per 1/3 cup
Ingredients 92 · Maple syrup, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Baked granola clusters with grains, seeds, fruit, maple syrup and sugar
Sourcing 70 · The brand says ingredients are organic and sourced from small farms when possible
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but sugar conflicts with the maple-only sweetening claim
Sugar is listed despite the maple-only claim
Contains almond
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for maple syrup
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Oats Buckwheat Almonds Pumpkin seeds Maple syrup Raisins Cranberries Sugar Coconut oil Chia seeds Flaxseeds Vanilla extract Alcohol Water Cinnamon Sea salt
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
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