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Nature's Bakery Apple Oatmeal Crumble: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Nature's Bakery

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Nature's Bakery apple oatmeal crumble received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Whole grain and oat base, but added sugars, glycerin, and canola oil lower the overall food-quality profile. Strengths include whole wheat flour and rolled oats as base ingredients, some fiber (3g per bar), and low sodium and no saturated fat per serving, while main considerations include multiple added sugars (cane, brown rice syrup, wheat syrup), glycerin and pectin indicate processed filling, and canola oil and several refined sweeteners.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole wheat flour and rolled oats as base ingredients
  • Contains some fiber (3g per bar)
  • Low sodium and no saturated fat per serving

What held the score back?

  • Multiple added sugars (cane, brown rice syrup, wheat syrup)
  • Glycerin and pectin indicate processed filling
  • Canola oil and several refined sweeteners

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Nature's Bakery Apple Oatmeal Crumble
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00047495800203
Serving size
40 g (1 bar)
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

Nature's Bakery

Apple Oatmeal Crumble

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Whole grain and oat base, but added sugars, glycerin, and canola oil lower the overall food-quality profile.

What Stands Out

High Added Sugar

11g added sugar

22% DV

Refined Grains

Refined sweetener syrups

Added Sweetener

Cane sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Whole Foods

Whole wheat flour, Rolled oats

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

Key Positives

  • Whole wheat flour and rolled oats as base ingredients
  • Contains some fiber (3g per bar)
  • Low sodium and no saturated fat per serving

Key Concerns

  • Multiple added sugars (cane, brown rice syrup, wheat syrup)
  • Glycerin and pectin indicate processed filling
  • Canola oil and several refined sweeteners

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole wheat flourRolled oatsApple pureeDate paste

Processing signals

Apple filling with multiple processed ingredientsGlycerin and pectin in fillingRefined sweetener syrups

Additives

PectinCitric acidMalic acidSodium citrateTricalcium citrateNatural flavorsBaking soda

Seed oils

Canola oil

Added sweeteners

Cane sugarBrown sugarBrown rice syrupAgave inulin

Other sweeteners

Wheat syrupDate paste

Ingredients

Ingredient list

APPLE FILLING (WHEAT SYRUP, APPLE PUREE, GLYCERIN, BROWN SUGAR, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, CINNAMON, SODIUM CITRATE, TRICALCIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, ROLLED OATS, DATE PASTE, CANOLA OIL, AGAVE INULIN, BROWN RICE SYRUP, SEA SALT, BAKING SODA, CINNAMON.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

140

7% DV

Total Carbs

27g

10% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

24g

9% DV

Sugar

13g

Added Sugar

11g

22% DV

Total Fat

2.5g

3% DV

Sodium

75mg

3% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

2.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1407% DV
Total Carbs27g10% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs24g9% DV
Sugar13g—
Added Sugar11g22% DV
Total Fat2.5g3% DV
Sodium75mg3% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat2.5g—

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 (13g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (0g)

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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: Lower protein (2g)

    This product has 3 additional signals 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 (13g)

    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 (13g)

    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 (13g of 27g 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 Nature's Bakery Apple Oatmeal Crumble highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly 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?

Nature's Bakery Apple Oatmeal Crumble shows about 3g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Nature's Bakery Apple Oatmeal Crumble: 11g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Cane sugar, Brown sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole wheat flour and rolled oats as base ingredients; Contains some fiber (3g per bar); Low sodium and no saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Multiple added sugars (cane, brown rice syrup, wheat syrup); Glycerin and pectin indicate processed filling; Canola oil and several refined sweeteners.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Snacks, 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.

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