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Nature's Path Love Crunch  Dark Chocolate Macaroon
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free🌿 Organic

Nature's Path Love Crunch Dark Chocolate Macaroon

Love Crunch
11.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
2g
Protein
7g
Sugars
50mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
39
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Love Crunch Nature's Path Dark Chocolate Macaroon is a shelf-stable, organic granola blend that sits in the natural/organic breakfast aisle, often near other granolas, muesli, and premium cereal brands or alongside snack bars and organic baking mixes. Shoppers encounter it during grocery trips for breakfast staples, pantry restocks, or when shopping for on-the-go snacks and lunchbox treats. The product is positioned as an indulgent-yet-wholesome choice — organic, Fair Trade certified chocolate and coconut evoke ethical sourcing and premium taste, appealing to eco-conscious millennials, parents seeking perceived healthier treats for kids, and snackers who want a slightly upscale alternative to mainstream sugary cereals. Label cues include prominent organic stars, Fair Trade mentions, whole grain claims (13 g per serving), and friendly branding that reads approachable rather than clinical; marketing leans on a “treat with a conscience” health halo rather than medicinal claims. In plain processing context, this is a baked, shelf-stable packaged granola made from oats, sweeteners, oils and added chocolate pieces and flavorings — more processed than homemade clusters but presented as a real-food-forward snack. Sensory impressions: crunchy toasted oat clusters studded with chewy coconut flakes and bittersweet dark chocolate chunks, fragrant with cocoa and toasted coconut; the package is convenience-oriented (11.5 oz shelf pack) and consumed by the spoonful into yogurt, with milk as a breakfast cereal, or straight from the bag for a crunchy snack. The eating ritual emphasizes quick morning indulgence or portable snacking with an ethical, comfort-food narrative.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.25 cup
Servings per Container: 10
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat2.5g13%
Sodium50mg2%
Total Carbohydrate20g7%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars7g
Added Sugars6g12%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Whole, grain, rolled, oats*,, cane, sugar*,, dried, coconut*,, sunflower*, and/or, soy*, oil,, Fair, Trade, dark, chocolate, chunks*, (cane, sugar*,, unsweetened, chocolate*,, cocoa, butter*,, vanilla*),, Fair, Trade, cocoa, powder*,, flavors*, (coconut*,, chocolate*),, rice, starch*,, sea, salt,, tocopherols, (vitamin, E)., *Organic..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains added sugars, refined vegetable oils, and unspecified 'flavors' plus industrial chocolate inclusions—ingredients and formulation typical of ultra-processed products despite organic sourcing.

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Common Questions about Nature's Path Love Crunch Dark Chocolate Macaroon

Well, it depends on how you define 'healthy.' This cereal is organic and made with whole grain rolled oats, which is a plus. However, it does have added sugars and moderate calories, so it might not be the best choice if you’re looking for something ultra-nutritious. Think of it as an indulgent treat rather than a daily breakfast staple.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
post-workout
road-trip

Vibe:

indulgentwholesomecomforting
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