processed
Trail mix with chocolate and dried fruit provides beneficial nuts and seeds, but added sugars and inflammatory oils in chocolate chips increase the overall inflammatory load.
Nuts and Seeds
-0.8
Provide anti-inflammatory omega-3s, vitamin E, and polyphenols that reduce oxidative stress.
Dried Fruit Sugars
+0.8
Concentrated natural sugars can spike blood glucose despite fiber content.
Chocolate Chips
+0.5
Often made with added sugar and vegetable oils that promote inflammation.
This score is ingredient-based and weighted by DII-inspired evidence. Foods with added sugar, refined starches, and heavy processing trend higher; foods with fiber, omega-3, and polyphenols trend lower.
High FODMAP due to dried fruits, cashews, and pistachios commonly included in commercial mixes.
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