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Nature's Path Organic Crunchy Granola: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Nature's Path Organic

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Nature's Path Organic organic crunchy granola received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Whole-grain oat base with real fruit, but added cane sugar, sunflower oil, and yogurt chunks make it a moderate-quality cereal. Strengths include whole grain rolled oats as primary ingredient, real freeze-dried fruit pieces, and low sodium per serving, while main considerations include added cane sugar and sugar in yogurt chunks, sunflower oil and palm kernel oil, and yogurt chunks include processing agents.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole grain rolled oats as primary ingredient
  • Real freeze-dried fruit pieces
  • Low sodium per serving

What held the score back?

  • Added cane sugar and sugar in yogurt chunks
  • Sunflower oil and palm kernel oil
  • Yogurt chunks include processing agents

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Nature's Path Organic Crunchy Granola
Category
Breakfast & Cereal (source: Cereal)
GTIN / UPC
00058449890393
Serving size
30 g (1/3 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

Nature's Path Organic

Organic Crunchy Granola

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Whole-grain oat base with real fruit, but added cane sugar, sunflower oil, and yogurt chunks make it a moderate-quality cereal.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Added Sweetener

Cane sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Sunflower oil

Whole Foods

Whole grain rolled oats, Freeze…

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

Key Positives

  • Whole grain rolled oats as primary ingredient
  • Real freeze-dried fruit pieces
  • Low sodium per serving
  • Organic ingredients

Key Concerns

  • Added cane sugar and sugar in yogurt chunks
  • Sunflower oil and palm kernel oil
  • Yogurt chunks include processing agents
  • Low protein per serving

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole grain rolled oatsFreeze-dried blueberriesFreeze-dried strawberries and raspberriesNon-fat milk

Processing signals

Yogurt chunks with multiple sub-ingredientsRice starchNatural strawberry flavor

Additives

Lactic acidSoy lecithinTocopherols (vitamin E)

Seed oils

Sunflower oilPalm kernel oil

Added sweeteners

Cane sugarSugar in yogurt chunks

Ingredients

Ingredient list

GLUTEN FREE WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS*, CANE SUGAR*, SUNFLOWER OIL*, YOGURT CHUNKS*, (SUGAR*, PALM KERNEL OIL*, NON-FAT MILK*, LACTIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN*, VANILLA*), RICE STARCH*, FREEZE-DRIED BLUEBERRIES*, FREEZE-DRIED BERRY BLEND* (FREEZE-DRIED STRAWBERRIES*, FREEZE DRIED RASPBERRIES*), SEA SALT, NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR, TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

140

7% DV

Total Carbs

22g

8% DV

Protein

3g

6% DV

Saturated Fat

0.5g

3% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

20g

7% DV

Sugar

8g

Added Sugar

6g

12% DV

Total Fat

4g

5% DV

Sodium

55mg

2% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

3.5g

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 Carbs22g8% DV
Protein3g6% DV
Saturated Fat0.5g3% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs20g7% DV
Sugar8g—
Added Sugar6g12% DV
Total Fat4g5% DV
Sodium55mg2% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat3.5g—

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

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (8g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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 (0.5g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (3g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (8g)

    This product has 2 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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (22g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Path Organic Crunchy Granola highly processed?

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

How much fiber is in one serving?

Nature's Path Organic Crunchy Granola shows about 2.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Nature's Path Organic Crunchy Granola: 6g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Cane sugar, Sugar in yogurt chunks. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole grain rolled oats as primary ingredient; Real freeze-dried fruit pieces; Low sodium per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Added cane sugar and sugar in yogurt chunks; Sunflower oil and palm kernel oil; Yogurt chunks include processing agents.

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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