MadeGood Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates MadeGood Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry by Made Good ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Marketed as a wholesome veggie-packed snack, but it's really an organic sugar delivery system stacked with five separate sweeteners.

Why this verdict

• Five separate added sugars: cane sugar, invert cane syrup, agave, brown rice syrup, and juice concentrate
• Cane sugar is the #2 ingredient, right behind the oats
• Hyper-palatable triad: added sugar + refined sunflower oil + refined starch
• Vegetable extracts and added vitamins are trace amounts for marketing, not real nutrition
• Engineered for craving under an organic, wholesome-looking label

Ingredients (16)

• Gluten-free oats (organic) (safe) — Whole-grain base and the main nutritional positive.
• Cane sugar (organic) (concerning) — The #2 ingredient — pure added sugar, organic or not.
• Sunflower oil (organic) (moderate) — Refined oil high in omega-6; adds fat and helps the hyper-palatable texture.
• raisins (safe) — Dried grapes; naturally sweet, no added sugar in the raisin itself.
• Invert cane syrup (caution) — Third sweetener source.
• agave syrup (caution) — Fourth sweetener source, high in fructose.
• dried apple pieces (moderate) — Real fruit but concentrated sugar in dried form.
• Sweetened Dried Cranberries (moderate) — Cranberries sweetened with apple juice concentrate — more added sugar.
• Brown rice crisps (moderate) — Refined starch/protein crisp for texture.
• inulin (moderate) — Chicory-root fiber; boosts the fiber number but can cause bloating in sensitive people.
• Freeze-dried raspberries (safe) — Real fruit, trace amount.
• TAPIOCA STARCH (moderate) — Refined starch used for binding and chew, nutritionally empty.
• Vegetable extracts (spinach, broccoli, carrot, tomato, beet, shiitake) (safe) — The 'hidden veggies' — trace extracts far down the list, more marketing than nutrition.
• Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend; minor but not fully transparent.
• brown rice syrup (caution) — Refined liquid sweetener with a high glycemic load; first of four sugars.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.