Hi Maureen – Thanks for getting in touch and for asking us your questions. At Nature’s Path we’re committed to producing quality organic foods, using the best ingredients available. The soy oil used in this product is organic expeller pressed, cold pressed pure oil extracted from soy bean. Expeller pressed oil may have traces of soy protein, which highly refined oils do not have. Soy proteins are high quality proteins that contain all the essential amino acids in appropriate ratios needed for human growth and body maintenance. Soy also provides many positive benefits for the many vegetarians who eat Nature’s Path products & require the protein that soy provides. We understand that an increased number of people are searching for sugar free and low sugar options to include in their diet. Our product development team is working hard to develop new products that meet these criteria; in the meantime I’ve passed on your comments to the Brand Manager. Please feel free to browse other products here: http://www.naturespath.com/products as we have over 80 products at a variety of sweetness levels for you to choose from. Take care, Itziar

Hi Janice – Thanks for sharing your comment and for taking a deeper interest in your food. Our Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola is not gluten free due to the oats and the possibility of cross contamination with wheat either in the field or in the milling process. At this time in North America, most oats are not acceptable in a gluten free diet and organic gluten free oats are not yet available in the quantities we require for our products. We will definitely consider using gluten-free oats in the future when they become more readily available. Check out our gluten free product list here: http://www.naturespath.com/eat-well/gluten-free-celiac-diet I would suggest you try our Mesa Sunrise and Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla cereals! All the best, Itziar

I just saw a tv ad for your cereal promoting the healthiness of your product. when I went to your website I was shocked to find a high calorie high fat cereal called healthy, that’s like saying fruit loops or cocao puffs or any of the other “candy” cereals are helathy. You should be ashamed of yourself, that commercial is so deceptive. Why don’t you put your efforts into creating a cereal that is really healthy.

Hi Grace, we love that you love the taste of our Organic Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola! I appreciate hearing your feedback as we are always looking to improve our products and come up with new ones that meet the needs of of cereal lovers like you. Our R & D team is working hard to create new products for you to enjoy- minus the sugar. In the mean time, may I suggest you try one of our 14 delightful options with less than 5 g of sugar per serving. Take Care, Itziar, Nature’s Path Team

Hi Jake, we appreciate you taking time to share your thoughts on our product and are happy that you love it! Nature’s Path has products containing both whole and ground flax seeds. Our Organic Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola contains whole seeds for two reasons, for freshness and for health benefits. Flax stays fresher longer if it is kept in whole form and also provides valuable fiber benefits to your body. If ground flax is what you’re looking for may I suggest trying our ground flax products sprinkled atop of your favorite foods? http://bit.ly/w2DXwu Take Care, Itziar, Nature’s Path Team

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Hi Kris - Thanks for the great question :) Our Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola contains approximately 1.32 g soluble fiber and 3.68 g insoluble fiber per 55 g serving. And our Nature’s Path Organic Ancient Grains Granola contains approximately 1.29 g soluble fiber and 4.62 g dietary fiber per 55 g serving. Please let me know if you have any additional questions about the nutritional profile of our cereals. ~Jessica

Hi Matt - Our Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola is about 5-10% soy. ~Jessica

Hi Robin - Thanks so much for reaching out. We take gluten-free labeling very seriously. All of our GF products have been certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (www.gfco.org) which is the highest quality certification available today. Our Nature’s Path products are only labeled as gluten-free IF they meet the GFCO standards. With ingredients such as oats, there is always a risk of contamination during processing so we can not certify these products as gluten-free. We also clearly indicate in the ingredient list that this cereal is produced in a facility that uses wheat. ~Jessica

Hi Robin - We’re so happy to hear that you like our cereals! :) Our Nature’s Path products are only labeled as gluten-free IF they meet the GFCO standards. With ingredients such as oats, there is always a risk of contamination during processing so we can not certify these products as gluten-free. We also clearly indicate in the ingredient list that this cereal is produced in a facility that uses wheat. We do carry 26 tasty gluten-free products that have been fully certified and labeled as such: http://bit.ly/unQtkb. ~Jessica

Hi Peter and thanks for taking the time to ask us this question! The hull hasn’t been removed from the flax used in our products. Some of our products contain whole flax seeds (listed as organic flaxseeds in the ingredients) and some contain a combination of ground and whole flaxseeds (listed as organic flax in the ingredients). The reason they aren’t all fully ground or crushed because they go rancid very quickly without refrigeration or the use of preservatives. However, some of the seeds do actually get ground up by the cereal manufacturing process to make more nutrients available and some of the seeds that are attached to flakes will be broken by the teeth to make some of the nutrients available to you. A selection of Nature’s Path cereals such as Flax Multibran Flakes do use a combination of whole and ground flax but they therefore only have a shelf life of 6 months; not practical for some of our other flax products such as the Flax Granola. At this time there isn’t a better solution to the problem unless we use preservatives and we won’t do that because we make organic products. Whole flax seeds do also provide valuable fibre benefits. If you’d like to include ground flaxseed in your diet, what I’d suggest is picking up a bag of our FlaxPlus Flaxseed Meal and adding a tablespoon of that to your cereal, baking, etc (it’s uses are endless!). Just be sure to refrigerate the bag and you’re good to go! Take care, Justine, Nature’s Path Team

Hi Amy and thanks for sharing your input with us. We totally get that people are looking for yummy, oragnic, gluten-free options such as an organic gluten-free granola. I’ll be sure to pass this info along to the Brand Manager and to our Research and Development Team. From my understanding upon reviewing their website, Udi’s Gluten-Free doesn’t make organic granola. After looking at Bob’s Red Mill website, it appears that while they make organic oats and they make gluten-free oats, they don’t make oats that are BOTH organic AND gluten-free. Am I correct? If so, Perhaps they are experiencing the same trouble in the supply chain as we are. Rest assured, we’re all about offering awesome gluten-free options, so when it becomes available we’ll be all over that. Take care, Justine, Nature’s Path Team