Is Granola bars GERD Friendly?

Description
Crunchy yet chewy snack bars offer a balance of sweet and toasty flavors, often praised for portability and convenience. Consumers commonly report varied texture between batches, sweetness and suitability for quick breakfasts, hiking, school lunches, or on the go energy boosts, with flavor variety noted in reviews across online retailers.
Why it's not GERD friendly
- cocoa butter
- unsweetened chocolate
- chocolate chips
- cocoa
- chocolate flavored coating
- milk
- nonfat milk
cocoa butter
Dietitian noteCocoa contains compounds that can relax the lower esophageal sphincter, making it easier for stomach acid to reflux. It also stimulates the production of stomach acid, further contributing to heartburn and GERD symptoms. Additionally, cocoa's caffeine and theobromine content can exacerbate reflux by increasing stomach acidity and relaxing the LES.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Description
Crunchy yet chewy snack bars offer a balance of sweet and toasty flavors, often praised for portability and convenience. Consumers commonly report varied texture between batches, sweetness and suitability for quick breakfasts, hiking, school lunches, or on the go energy boosts, with flavor variety noted in reviews across online retailers.
Ingredients
Brown Rice Syrup, Chocolate Flavored Coating (cane Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin [an Emulsifier], Salt, Natural Flavor), Rolled Oats, Rice Crisp (rice Flour, Cane Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Soy Lecithin), Chocolate Chips (cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Wheat Flakes (rolled Whole Wheat, Cane Sugar, Salt, Barley Malt Extract), Evaporated Cane Sugar, Invert Sugar, Oat Flakes, High Oleic Safflower Oil, Natural Flavors, Salt, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), D-alpha-tocopherol Acetate (natural Vitamin E For Added Freshness).
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No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 1 ingredient that is likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 7 ingredients that could be moderate or high FODMAP depending on source or serving size.
Details →No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 2 ingredients that contain dairy.
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Snack · Bar


