Chocolate Sea Salt Ancient Grain Granola

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 19 listed

• 1 Gluten Free Oats
  Oats (Avena sativa) grown, harvested, and processed under controlled conditions to prevent cross-contamination with wheat, barley, or rye, m…
  Safe
• 2 Coconut Sugar
  Sugar produced by evaporating sap from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) flower buds; primarily sucrose with small amounts of fructose, glucose,…
  Low
• 3 Virgin Coconut Oil
  Oil extracted from fresh coconut meat without high heat or chemical solvents; high in saturated fat (predominantly lauric acid).
  Low
• 4 Dark Chocolate Chunks
  Dark chocolate broken or formed into chunks for baking and snacking; cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, sometimes lecithin and vanilla.
  Low
• 5 Sunflower Seed
  Edible seed of the sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus).
  Safe
• 6 Amaranth Grain
  Edible whole grain (Amaranthus spp.), an ancient pseudocereal native to the Americas, naturally gluten-free.
  Safe
• 7 Cocoa Powder
  Cocoa powder is the dry, defatted solid of cacao beans.
  Safe
• 8 Quinoa
  The seed of Chenopodium quinoa, a pseudocereal native to the Andes; complete plant protein.
  Safe
• 9 Chia Seed
  Whole seed of Salvia hispanica; rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA omega-3), fiber, and protein.
  Safe
• 10 Cinnamon
  Ground bark of trees in the Cinnamomum genus (typically C. verum or C. cassia).
  Safe
• 11 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 12 Probiotic Cultures
  Live microorganisms (typically Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species) added to or naturally present in fermented foods.
  Low
• 13 Cane Sugar
  Sucrose (a disaccharide of glucose and fructose) crystallized from sugar cane juice; chemically identical to beet sugar.
  Moderate
• 14 Cocoa Paste
  Cocoa paste (chocolate liquor) is the ground product of roasted cacao beans.
  Safe
• 15 Cocoa Butter Safe
• 16 Vanilla Extract
  Vanilla extract is a solution of vanilla bean compounds in ethanol and water.
  Safe
• 17 Inulin
  Naturally occurring fructan polysaccharide extracted primarily from chicory root; a soluble dietary fiber and prebiotic.
  Low
• 18 Palm Oil
  Edible oil extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis (oil palm). Semi-solid at room temperature; ~50% saturated fat (mos…
  Moderate
• 19 Bacillus Coagulans
  Spore-forming, lactic-acid-producing probiotic bacterium (formerly classified as Lactobacillus sporogenes). Heat- and acid-stable, allowing …
  Low