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Nature's Path, Organic Heritage Flakes® Cereal, 13.25 oz (375 g)

Contains cane sugar

This cereal is USDA Organic and provides at least 23 g of whole grain per serving. It has 5 g added sugar and contains wheat; it is made in a facility that uses soy, peanuts and tree nuts.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains wheat
$5.74 13.25 oz · lowest price at Vitacost
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
160caloriesPer serving · 1 cup cereal (40g)
Protein
5g
Fiber
7g▲
Added sugar
5g▼
Sodium
170mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Khorasan wheat flour, wheat bran, whole wheat meal, cane sugar, whole oat flour, spelt flour, barley flour, whole millet, barley malt extract, quinoa, sea salt, honey
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 3Processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
80 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 20%92
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 15%85
Transparency · counts 15%88
Why it scores 80
Nutrition 75 · Compared with other grain foods: more fiber (7 g), more sodium (170 mg); 5 g added sugar per 1 cup cereal
Ingredients 92 · Cane sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Grain cereal with cane sugar, malt extract and honey
Sourcing 85 · USDA Organic certified; no farm or grain origin named
Transparency 88 · Full ingredient list and USDA Organic certification
5 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for cane sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Khorasan wheat flour Wheat bran Whole wheat meal Cane sugar Whole oat flour Spelt flour Barley flour Whole millet Barley malt extract Quinoa Sea salt Honey
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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.
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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