| Brand Name | Company | Company Type | Rating | Score |
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5-Grain rating | Exemplary  Brands in the 5-Grain category are exceptional. They are trustworthy and committed to organics, produced by true heroes in the organic industry. All products under the brand name are certified organic and the company markets exclusively organic products. These foods were produced without GMOs, toxic pesticides, petrochemical solvents, and other inputs that are prohibited in certified organic food.
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| Two Moms in the Raw | Two Moms in the Raw | Independent |  | 700 |
| Country Choice Organic | Country Choice Organic | Independent | | 700 |
| Ambrosial | Ambrosial Organic Inc. | Independent | | 700 |
| Grandy Oats | Grandy Oats | Independent | | 700 |
| Tierra Farm | Tierra Farm | Independent | | 700 |
| One Degree | One Degree | Independent | | 700 |
| Lydia's Organics | Lydia's Organics | Independent | | 700 |
| Farm to Table | Farm to Table Foods, Inc. | Independent | | 700 |
| Pure Bliss Organics | Pure Bliss Organics | | 700 | |
| Go Raw | Freeland Foods | Independent | | 700 |
| Kaia | Kaia Foods | Independent | | 700 |
| Back Roads Granola | Back Roads Food Co. | Independent | | 700 |
| Nature's Path | Nature's Path | Independent | | 700 |
4-Grain rating | Excellent Brands in the 4-Grain category are committed to organics, but either the company does not market exclusively organic foods, or some of the products contain some conventional ingredients. All products under 4-Grain brands are produced without genetically engineered ingredients and without the use of petrochemical solvents.
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| Green Barn Organics | Cream of the West Inc. | Independent | | 610 |
| Eco-Planet | Heaven Scent Natural Foods | Independent | | 610 |
| Food for Life | Food for Life Baking Co. Ltd. | Independent | | 595 |
5-Grain rating | Exemplary Brands in the 5-Grain category are exceptional. They are trustworthy and committed to organics, produced by true heroes in the organic industry. All products under the brand name are certified organic and the company markets exclusively organic products. These foods were produced without GMOs, toxic pesticides, petrochemical solvents, and other inputs that are prohibited in certified organic food.
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| Great River Organic Milling | Great River Organic Milling | Columbia Grain International | | 460 |
3-Grain rating | Very Good Bands in the 3-Grain category are either owned by corporations without a serious commitment to organics, or do not contain many organic ingredients. All brands listed under the 3-Grain category have policies not to source genetically engineered ingredients or use ingredients extracted with petrochemical solvents. Consumers should choose products in this category only if they are labeled "organic," since "natural" products could be contaminated with pesticide residues, genetically engineered ingredients, and toxic solvent residues.
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| Cream of the West | Cream of the West Inc. | Independent | | 410 |
| Cascadian Farm | General Mills | Public Corporation | | 410 |
| Erewhon | Ralcorp Holdings | Public Corporation | | 404 |
| Grizzlie's Brand | Wildtime Foods | Independent | | 375 |
| New England Naturals | New England Naturals | Independent | | 346 |
| Weetabix | Weetabix | Lion Capital | | 342 |
| Annie's Homegrown | Annie's | Solera Capital | | 325 |
| Stark Sisters Granola | Stark Sisters Granola | Independent | | 325 |
| Bakery on Main | Garden of Light | Independent | | 301 |
2-Grain rating | Fair Brands lose points and fall under the 2-Grain category for various reasons; sometimes products contain genetically engineered ingredients (see cereal residue test results) or solvent (hexane)-extracted oils, or corporate owners are not committed to organics. Some brands under the 2-Grain category do offer certified organic products, which are good choices. But the "natural" label used on most products under 2-Grain brands is largely meaningless marketing hype.
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| Arrowhead Mills | Hain Celestial Group | Public Corporation | | 273 |
| Health Valley | Hain Celestial Group | Public Corporation | | 271 |
| Alpen | Weetabix | Lion Capital | | 250 |
| Bob's Red Mill | Bob's Red Mill | Employee-owned | | 242 |
| Skinners | Ralcorp Holdings | Public Corporation | | 185 |
| Uncle Sam | Ralcorp Holdings | Public Corporation | | 185 |
| Dorset Cereal | Dorset Cereal | Dorset Cereals | | 145 |
| Back to Nature | Kraft Foods | Public Corporation | | 117 |
| Sweet Home Farm | Post Cereals | Public Corporation | | 110 |
| Mother's | Pepsico | Public Corporation | | 110 |
| Peace Cereal | Post Cereals | | 110 | |
1-Grain rating | Poor Brands with a 1-Grain rating are poor choices. The vast majority of brands in this category offer no certified organic products, and only a handful offer very limited organic choices. "Natural" products in the 1-Grain category contain ingredients that are likely produced with toxic pesticides, and could contain genetically engineered and hexane-extracted ingredients (see cereal residue test results). The "natural" label on these products is largely meaningless marketing hype. | ||||
| Newman's Own | Newman's Own | Independent | | 100 |
| Barbara's Bakery | Weetabix | Lion Capital | | 98 |
| Three Sisters | Malt-O-Meal | Independent | | 76 |
| Kashi | Kellogg | Public Corporation | | 54 |
| Udi's Granola | Udi's Granola | Independent | | 50 |
| Nutritious Living | Organic Milling Co. | Independent | | 10 |
| General Mills | General Mills | Public Corporation | | 10 |
| Bear Naked | Kellogg | Public Corporation | | 10 |
| Mom's Best | Malt-o-Meal | Independent | | 0 |
| Post Natural | Ralcorp Holdings | Public Corporation | | 0 |
| OLA! | OLA Foods, LLC | Independent | | 0 |
The Cornucopia Institute, through research and investigations on agriculture and food issues, provides needed information to family farmers, consumers and other stakeholders in the good food movement and to the media.
