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CHOCOLATEY COVERED GRANOLA BARS

Name: CHOCOLATEY COVERED GRANOLA BARS
Brand: QUAKER

QUAKER · 0/100 · Not approved

3 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

Ingredient	Verdict	Why
Brown Sugar	Caution	Refined sugar with molasses added back.
Sugar (Refined)	Caution	Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Soybean Oil	Not approved	Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Soy Lecithin	Caution	Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Milk Powder	Caution	Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol.
Corn Syrup	Caution	Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Invert Sugar	Caution	Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS.
Canola Oil	Not approved	Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
Natural Flavor	Caution	Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Vegetable Oil (unspecified)	Not approved	Generic label almost always refers to a blend of soybean, corn, or canola oil.
Dextrose	Caution	Refined glucose, typically from corn.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×3 − 10×8 − 5×0 = 0

Reason	Points	Detail
Soybean Oil	-50	Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Canola Oil	-50	Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
Vegetable Oil (unspecified)	-50	Generic label almost always refers to a blend of soybean, corn, or canola oil.
Brown Sugar	-10	Refined sugar with molasses added back.
Sugar (Refined)	-10	Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Soy Lecithin	-10	Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Milk Powder	-10	Dehydrated milk; spray-drying can oxidize cholesterol.
Corn Syrup	-10	Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Invert Sugar	-10	Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS.
Natural Flavor	-10	Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Dextrose	-10	Refined glucose, typically from corn.

Ingredients

chocolate chip - granolawhole grain oatsBrown Sugar Rice Flour Sugar (Refined)salt]whole grain wheatSoybean Oil Whole Wheat Flour Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)Soy Lecithin Milk Powderbrown rice crispSalthydrogenated palm kernel oilCorn Syrup Invert Sugarsemisweet chocolate chipsChocolate Liquor Cocoa Butter Vanilla Extractcorn syrup solidsWheyglycerinn hydrogenated shorteningCanola Oilmodified palm oilpalm kernel oillactoseCocoa Powder Cocoaprocessed with alkalisorbitolmilk fatglyceryl lacto esters of fatty acidsNatural Flavortocopherolsto preserve freshnesspeanut butter - granolaPeanuts Vegetable Oil (unspecified)palm kernel and palm oilcontains or less ofDextrosecontains sesame

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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