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Kind Honey Almond Cereal: Longevity analysis
Quick answer
Occasional Choice
Kind honey almond cereal received a Longevity Score of 78 out of 100 (occasional choice). Whole-grain and nut-based cereal with modest sodium, but added cane sugar and honey and some saturated fat from coconut temper the score. Strengths include whole grains: oats, brown rice, sorghum, quinoa, amaranth, almonds add protein and healthy fats, and sodium is low for a cereal serving, while main considerations include added cane sugar and honey, about 10g sugar per serving, coconut adds saturated fat, and calorie-dense for a 2/3 cup serving.
Longevity Score 78/100
What helped the score?
- Whole grains: oats, brown rice, sorghum, quinoa, amaranth
- Almonds add protein and healthy fats
- Sodium is low for a cereal serving
What held the score back?
- Added cane sugar and honey, about 10g sugar per serving
- Coconut adds saturated fat
- Calorie-dense for a 2/3 cup serving
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- Kind Honey Almond Cereal
- Brand
- Kind
- Category
- Breakfast & Cereal (source: Cereal)
- GTIN / UPC
00602652286902- Serving size
- 55 g (2/3 cup)
- 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
Kind
Honey Almond Cereal
KarbCoach Recommendation
Occasional Choice
Whole-grain and nut-based cereal with modest sodium, but added cane sugar and honey and some saturated fat from coconut temper the score.
What Stands Out
High Sat. Fat
4g saturated fat
20% DVHigh Added Sugar
10g added sugar
20% DVAdded Sweetener
cane sugar
Good Fiber
4g fiber
14% DVGood Protein
6g protein
12% DVWhole Foods
almonds, oats
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Key Positives
- Whole grains: oats, brown rice, sorghum, quinoa, amaranth
- Almonds add protein and healthy fats
- Sodium is low for a cereal serving
Key Concerns
- Added cane sugar and honey, about 10g sugar per serving
- Coconut adds saturated fat
- Calorie-dense for a 2/3 cup serving
Ingredient Signals
Primary protein
Whole-food ingredients
Processing signals
Additives
Added sweeteners
Ingredients
Ingredient list
ALMONDS, OATS, SORGHUM, COCONUT, BROWN RICE, CANE SUGAR, HONEY, RED RICE, QUINOA, AMARANTH, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CINNAMON, VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS FOR FRESHNESS).
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Macronutrients
Calories
250
13% DVTotal Carbs
35g
13% DVProtein
6g
12% DVSaturated Fat
4g
20% DVFiber
4g
14% DVNet Carbs
31g
11% DVSugar
10g
Added Sugar
10g
20% DVTotal Fat
11g
14% DVSodium
80mg
3% DVCholesterol
0mg
0% DVUnsaturated Fat
7g
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition at a Glance
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 250 | 13% DV |
| Total Carbs | 35g | 13% DV |
| Protein | 6g | 12% DV |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% DV |
| Fiber | 4g | 14% DV |
| Net Carbs | 31g | 11% DV |
| Sugar | 10g | — |
| Added Sugar | 10g | 20% DV |
| Total Fat | 11g | 14% DV |
| Sodium | 80mg | 3% DV |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% DV |
| Unsaturated Fat | 7g | — |
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
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (31g)
This product has 4 additional signals for this goal.
Heart-Healthy Eating
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher saturated fat (4g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
GLP-1 Eating Support
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sugar (10g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Low Sugar Lifestyle
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sugar (10g)
This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.
Appetite & Portion Awareness
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sugar (10g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Athletic Fueling
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (35g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Workout Recovery
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Recovery carbs (35g)
Strength & Protein Focus
Watch-outsAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Lower protein (6g)
Vegetarian
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "oat", "quinoa", "almond". See ingredients for details.)
Vegan
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "honey". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "honey". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher net carbs (31g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Keto-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Net carbs above typical keto snack range (31g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Minimally Processed Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane sugar, honey)
Whole-Food Focused Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane sugar, honey)
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane sugar, honey)
Paleo-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "oat", "rice". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Healthy Fat Focus
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Higher unsaturated fat (7g)
Pescatarian
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Low Gluten Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Mediterranean-Style Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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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 Kind Honey Almond Cereal 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?
Kind Honey Almond Cereal shows about 4.02g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
Kind Honey Almond Cereal: 10g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane sugar, honey. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.
What helped the Longevity Score?
Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole grains: oats, brown rice, sorghum, quinoa, amaranth; Almonds add protein and healthy fats; Sodium is low for a cereal serving.
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Added cane sugar and honey, about 10g sugar per serving; Coconut adds saturated fat; Calorie-dense for a 2/3 cup 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.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- 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.
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