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Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Sunrise Crunchy (maple/honey/vanilla)

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−141

aluminum−66

aminomethylphosphonic acid−41

arsenic−19

cadmium−8

lead−7

Ingredients

−44

maple flavor−38

brown rice flour−3

tocopherols (vitamin e)−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+95

Minimum score+95

Final score0

Contaminants · 8

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Sunrise Crunchy (maple/honey/vanilla)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Aluminum39.4 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 197×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

Arsenic117 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 12×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

Cadmium6.03 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

Lead4.41 ppbof 5 ppb

88% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

Glyphosate1.81 ppbof 160 ppb

1% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

Aminomethylphosphonic Acid

Confirmed by lab testing

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

DiquatNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

ParaquatNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal

Ingredients · 15

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Common questions

Is Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple healthy?

Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Sunrise Crunchy (maple/honey/vanilla). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple?

Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple lists 15 ingredients, starting with Brown Rice Flour, Whole Grain Corn Meal, Cane Sugar, Corn Meal and Yellow Corn Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple?

Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.

Is Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple organic?

Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple is not certified organic in our data.

Has Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Brown rice flour and corn base with quinoa, flax, buckwheat, amaranth; no cinnamon or cocoa) with the other products in its family, Sunrise Crunchy (maple/honey/vanilla), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple contain heavy metals?

Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 117 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal, cadmium at 6.03 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal and lead at 4.41 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple contain glyphosate?

Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Maple itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected AMPA (detected, no amount reported) in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal and glyphosate at 1.81 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Nature's Path Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Cereal. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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