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Kashi Go Lean Roll! Bars, Oatmeal Walnut

Rank: 262 out of 753 Cereal Bars and Granola Bars · Company: Kashi Company

	6.5	Health This product has an average nutrition score.
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	3.9	Society This company's social policies, practices and performance place it among the worst 50% of companies rated by GoodGuide.
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Rating: 4.3 out of 10 4.5 Customer Health and Safety 8.0 Policies and Practices 8.0 Customer Health & Safety Awards and Certifications Indicates if the company has received any awards or certifications that encompass customer health and safety GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 8.0 out of 10 6.0 Customer Health & Safety Policy Indicates the strength of a company's customer health and safety policy GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 6.0 out of 10 1.0 Customer Health & Safety Controversies Indicates whether a company has any controversies relating to customer health and safety GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 1.0 out of 10 4.0 Marketing Communications, Marketing Policy Indicates the strength of a company's marketing policy GoodGuide, Environmental and Social Company Assessments Rating: 4.0 out of 10 4.3 Workers Summary evaluation of a company's performance relating to workers, considering its management policies and practices; diversity & equal opportunity record; and human rights issues. 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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Bar (55g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 190

Calories From Fat 45

% Daily Value

Fat 5g

Saturated Fat 1.5g

Low Fat

Trans Fat 0g

Low Fat

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Low Cholesterol

Sodium 250mg

10%

Low Sodium

Potassium 50mg

1.0%

Carbohydrate 27g

Dietary Fiber 6g

24%

Sugars 13g

High Sugar

Protein 12g

24%

Vitamin A 0%	●	Vitamin C 15%
Vitamin E 35%	●	Vitamin B6 25%
Vitamin B12 25%	●	Folic Acid 25%
Calcium 20%	●	Iron 10%
Magnesium 10%	●	Zinc 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Certifications and Listings

Member of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Indicates the manufacturer of this product is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Planting of plantations of palm oil, which may be in as many as 1 in 10 cosmetics products, can result in significant deforestation of tropical rainforests and threatens the survival of endangered species such as the orangutan and Sumatran tiger. The RSPO, which was established in 2001, is committed to promoting the growth and use of sustainable palm oil through co-operation within the supply chain and open dialogue with its stakeholders. To learn more, visit www.rspo.org.
Climate Counts: Striding
According to Climate Counts, this company is striding in the race to address climate change.

Climate Counts is a non-profit campaign that scores companies annually on the basis of their voluntary action to reverse climate change. The Climate Counts Company Scorecard helps people vote with their dollars by making climate-conscious purchasing and investing choices that put pressure on the world’s most well-known companies to take the issue of climate change seriously.

Launched by organics pioneer Stonyfield Farm, Climate Counts believes everyday consumers can be the most important activists in the fight against global warming. Climate Counts has currently evaluated 106 companies—representing over 3000 different brands—in thirteen major consumer sectors with plans to expand the number of companies and sectors soon.

Climate Counts use a 0-to-100 point scale and 22 criteria to determine if companies have:
- Measured their climate “footprint”
- Reduced their impact on global warming
- Supported (or suggest intent to block) progressive climate legislation
- Publicly disclosed their climate actions clearly and comprehensively
Learn more at www.climatecounts.org.

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True Food Network's non-GMO Shopping Guide
Indicates whether a company has stated that its food products do not contain genetically-modified organisms (GMO). Compiled from survey results by The True Food Network, a project of the Center for Food Safety (www.truefoodnow.org). Note that U.S. food manufacturers are not required to label products as GMO-free.
Certified USDA Organic
Indicates that this product is produced using organic methods or made with organic ingredients. Organic farming systems rely on ecologically based practices such as cultural and biological pest management, exclusion of all synthetic chemicals, antibiotics, and hormones in crop and livestock production. Certification is conducted by entities that have been approved by the US Department of Agriculture, using national standards that define organic production.
Green America Seal of Approval - Gold Level
Green America, formerly Co-op America, is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to harnessing the economic power of consumers, investors and businesses to promote social justice and environmental sustainability. Green America's Seal of Approval assures you that the business behind this product operates in ways that solve, rather than cause, both environmental and social problems. The certification program recognizes businesses as they make greater progress by awarding Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels of the Seal of Approval. These businesses adopt principles, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life for their customers, their employees, communities, and the environment. Pioneering businesses who show leadership in their industry and embed social responsibility into the DNA of their company earn Gold level certification. For more information, visit www.greenamerica.org

Ingredients

Soy Protein Isolate
Crystalline Fructose
Hard Red Winter Wheat
Rye
Barley
Triticale
Long Grain Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Sesame Seeds
Walnuts
Whey Protein Isolate
Chicory Root Fiber
Gum Arabic
Oat Fiber
Evaporated Cane Juice Crystals
Canola Oil
Rice Starch
Palm Kernel Oil
Skim Milk
Natural Flavors
Sodium Chloride
Calcium Carbonate
Soy Lecithin
Peanut Flour
Magnesium Oxide
Vitamin E
Vitamin C
Zinc Oxide
Ferrous Fumarate
Folic Acid
Vitamin B1
Milk
Glycerin
Brown Rice Syrup
Oats
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INGREDIENTS: BROWN RICE SYRUP, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CRYSTALLINE FRUCTOSE, KASHI SEVEN WHOLE GRAINS & SESAME BLEND (WHOLE: HARD RED WINTER WHEAT, OATS, RYE, BARLEY, TRITICALE, LONG GRAIN BROWN RICE, BUCKWHEAT, SESAME SEEDS),WALNUTS, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, GUM ARABIC, OAT FIBER, EVAPORATED CANE JUICE CRYSTALS, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, RICE STARCH, MECHANICALLY FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL,SKIM MILK, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, EVAPORATED SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN, PEANUT FLOUR, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, VITAMIN E ACETATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (FOR FRESHNESS), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), ZINC OXIDE, FERROUS FUMARATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6) FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12. CONTAINS SOY WHEAT WALNUT, MILK AND PEANUT INGREDIENTS. MAY CONTIN OTHER TREE NUTS.

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Kashi Go Lean Roll! Bars, Oatmeal Walnut

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