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Nature's Path, Love Crunch®, Organic Protein Granola, Dark Chocolate Almond Butter, 11 oz (312 g)

Contains cane sugar

This organic granola combines whole grain oats, almond butter and Fair Trade chocolate, with 10 g of protein per serving. Each 1/2-cup serving has 15 g of added sugar and contains almonds and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianContains tree nutsContains soy
$7.20 11 oz · lowest price at Vitacost
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
280caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (60g)
Protein
10g▲
Fiber
4g
Added sugar
15g▼
Sodium
240mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats*, cane sugar*, sunflower* and/or soy* oil, pea protein*, almond butter*, Fair Trade dark chocolate chunks* (cane sugar*, unsweetened chocolate*, cocoa butter*, vanilla*), textured pea protein*, natural flavors*, Fair Trade cocoa powder*, sea salt, rice starch*, tapioca starch*, tocopherols (added to enhance freshness)
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score DNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
54 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%41
Ingredients · counts 20%58
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%90
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 41 · Compared with other grain foods: more sodium (240 mg), more protein (10 g); 15 g added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 58 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Soy oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Granola with protein ingredients, added sugar, oil, starches and natural flavors
Sourcing 75 · USDA organic and Fair Trade ingredient claims; no farm or growing region named
Transparency 90 · Complete ingredient list with organic, Fair Trade and Non-GMO claims
15 g added sugar
Contains sunflower and/or soy oil
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−18 for soy 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
Whole grain rolled oats* Cane sugar* Sunflower* and/or soy* oil Pea protein* Almond butter* Fair Trade dark chocolate chunks* (cane sugar*, unsweetened chocolate*, cocoa butter*, vanilla*) Textured pea protein* Natural flavors* Fair Trade cocoa powder* Sea salt Rice starch* Tapioca starch* Tocopherols (added to enhance freshness)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
Tocopherols (vitamin E) (E306–E309)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin E, used to keep oils fresh; 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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