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Bear Naked Grain Free Dark Chocolate Almond Granola: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Bear Naked

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Bear Naked grain free dark chocolate almond granola received a Longevity Score of 72 out of 100 (limit frequency). Nut and seed based granola with fiber and healthy fats, but calorie-dense with added sugar, saturated fat, and sunflower oil. Strengths include nuts, seeds, and flax/chia provide fiber and healthy fats, grain-free build with minimal refined starch, and modest sodium for a packaged snack, while main considerations include coconut sugar and chocolate add notable added sugar, saturated fat is high from coconut and chocolate, and calorie-dense per 58 g serving.

Longevity Score 72/100

What helped the score?

  • Nuts, seeds, and flax/chia provide fiber and healthy fats
  • Grain-free build with minimal refined starch
  • Modest sodium for a packaged snack

What held the score back?

  • Coconut sugar and chocolate add notable added sugar
  • Saturated fat is high from coconut and chocolate
  • Calorie-dense per 58 g serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Bear Naked Grain Free Dark Chocolate Almond Granola
Category
Breakfast & Cereal (source: Cereal)
GTIN / UPC
00884623104228
Serving size
58 g
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Bear Naked

Grain Free Dark Chocolate Almond Granola

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Nut and seed based granola with fiber and healthy fats, but calorie-dense with added sugar, saturated fat, and sunflower oil.

What Stands Out

High Sat. Fat

11g saturated fat

55% DV

Excellent Fiber

6g fiber

21% DV

High Added Sugar

11g added sugar

22% DV

Added Sweetener

coconut sugar

Contains Seed Oils

expeller pressed sunflower oil

Good Protein

8g protein

16% DV

Whole Foods

sunflower seeds, coconut

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Nuts, seeds, and flax/chia provide fiber and healthy fats
  • Grain-free build with minimal refined starch
  • Modest sodium for a packaged snack
  • Simple core ingredient list

Key Concerns

  • Coconut sugar and chocolate add notable added sugar
  • Saturated fat is high from coconut and chocolate
  • Calorie-dense per 58 g serving
  • Expeller-pressed sunflower oil included

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

almonds

Whole-food ingredients

sunflower seedscoconutflax seedsalmondschia seedspumpkin seedscocoa

Processing signals

chocolatealmond flournatural flavors

Additives

rosemary extract

Seed oils

expeller pressed sunflower oil

Added sweeteners

coconut sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

SUNFLOWER SEEDS, COCONUT, COCONUT SUGAR, FLAX SEEDS, ALMONDS, CHOCOLATE, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, ALMOND FLOUR, CHIA SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, COCOA, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, ROSEMARY EXTRACT FOR FRESHNESS, FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED BY FAIR TRADE USA. FAIR TRADE INGREDIENTS TOTAL 4.48% OF PRODUCT

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

330

17% DV

Total Carbs

21g

8% DV

Protein

8g

16% DV

Saturated Fat

11g

55% DV

Fiber

6g

21% DV

Net Carbs

15g

5% DV

Sugar

11g

Added Sugar

11g

22% DV

Total Fat

27g

35% DV

Sodium

150mg

7% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

16g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories33017% DV
Total Carbs21g8% DV
Protein8g16% DV
Saturated Fat11g55% DV
Fiber6g21% DV
Net Carbs15g5% DV
Sugar11g—
Added Sugar11g22% DV
Total Fat27g35% DV
Sodium150mg7% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat16g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (11g)

    This product has 4 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher saturated fat (11g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (11g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (11g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (11g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (11g of 21g carbs)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Bear Naked Grain Free Dark Chocolate Almond Granola highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Bear Naked Grain Free Dark Chocolate Almond Granola shows about 5.97g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Bear Naked Grain Free Dark Chocolate Almond Granola: 11g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include coconut sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Nuts, seeds, and flax/chia provide fiber and healthy fats; Grain-free build with minimal refined starch; Modest sodium for a packaged snack.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Coconut sugar and chocolate add notable added sugar; Saturated fat is high from coconut and chocolate; Calorie-dense per 58 g serving.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same breakfast & cereal differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Breakfast & Cereal, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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