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Nature's Path, Organic Flax Plus® Cereal, Maple Pecan Crunch, 11.5 oz (325 g)

Contains cane sugar

This organic cereal provides 25 g whole grains and 6 g fiber per serving. It has 10 g added sugar and contains soy oil.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains tree nutsContains soyContains wheat
$5.46 11.5 oz (325 g) · lowest price at Vitacost
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
230caloriesPer serving · 1 cup cereal (60g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
6g▲
Added sugar
10g▼
Sodium
210mg
Saturated fat
1g
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Ingredients: Whole wheat meal, cane sugar, wheat bran, whole grain rolled oats, pecans, flax meal, soy oil, brown rice flour, oat bran, barley malt extract, sea salt, maple syrup, coconut, flax seeds, rice starch, maple flavor, tocopherols (vitamin E), molasses, cinnamon
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%57
Ingredients · counts 20%70
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 15%88
Transparency · counts 15%88
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 57 · Compared with other grain foods: more fiber (6 g); 10 g added sugar per 1 cup cereal
Ingredients 70 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Soy oil, 7th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Whole-grain cereal with cane sugar, soy oil and maple flavor
Sourcing 88 · USDA Organic certified; no specific growing origin stated
Transparency 88 · Complete ingredient list and USDA Organic certification
10 g added sugar
Contains soy oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
ClearShelf standard−10 for soy oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
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Ingredients
Whole wheat meal Cane sugar Wheat bran Whole grain rolled oats Pecans Flax meal Soy oil Brown rice flour Oat bran Barley malt extract Sea salt Maple syrup Coconut Flax seeds Rice starch Maple flavor Tocopherols (vitamin E) Molasses Cinnamon
19 ingredients 4 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
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.
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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