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Golden Coast

Contains added sugar

This crunchy granola brittle combines oats, buckwheat, tropical fruit and macadamia nuts. It has 4 g added sugars per serving; the ingredient list includes sugar in the pineapple, despite the maple-only sweetening claim.

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
150caloriesPer serving · 1/3 cup (30g)
Protein
3g
Fiber
3g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
40mg▲
Saturated fat
2.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: OATS*, BUCKWHEAT*, MACADAMIA NUTS, MAPLE SYRUP*, MANGO*, PINEAPPLE (SUGAR, CITRIC ACID), COCONUT FLAKES*, COCONUT OIL*, CHIA SEEDS*, FLAXSEEDS*, VANILLA EXTRACT* (VANILLA BEAN EXTRACT, ALCOHOL, WATER), SEA SALT. *ORGANIC
74 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%70
Ingredients · counts 30%92
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 5%75
Transparency · counts 10%68
Why it scores 74
Nutrition 70 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (40 mg); 4 g added sugar per 1/3 cup
Ingredients 92 · Maple syrup, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Baked granola brittle with grains, fruit, nuts, syrup and coconut oil
Sourcing 75 · The brand says the ingredients are organic; no growing origin is named
Transparency 68 · Full ingredient list, but pineapple sugar conflicts with the maple-only claim
Pineapple contains sugar
4 g added sugars
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* MACADAMIA NUTS MAPLE SYRUP* MANGO* PINEAPPLE (SUGAR, CITRIC ACID) COCONUT FLAKES* COCONUT OIL* CHIA SEEDS* FLAXSEEDS* VANILLA EXTRACT* (VANILLA BEAN EXTRACT, ALCOHOL, WATER) SEA SALT. *ORGANIC
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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