Granola
Kashi
Gut Check Your Questions
What is Kashi Gut Health Granola?
Kashi Gut Health Granola is a delicious granola made with gut activated cultures & gut friendly ingredients like prebiotics and fiber.
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Why is Gut Health Important?
When people think about gut health they might think of digestion or nutrient absorption, but gut health is actually an important part of overall wellness.
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What is the Gut Microbiome?
The gut microbiome is a huge collection of tiny living things— including bacteria—that live in your digestive system. Imagine your gut is like a busy city, and the microbiome is made up of millions of microscopic citizens. Each one has a job to do, and together they are important to your body.
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What are Gut Activated Cultures?
Imagine tiny helpful bacteria that are sleeping in your food. When you eat that food, once it reaches your gut, they wake up and start working. These bacteria are called cultures, and they are “gut activated” because they don’t turn on until they reach your gut.
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What is Prebiotic Fiber?
Prebiotic fiber is a type of fiber that feeds the good bacteria living in your gut.
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What’s the Difference Between Prebiotic Fiber and Fiber?
All prebiotics are fiber, but not all fibers are prebiotics. Fiber serves many different purposes in the body depending on the type of fiber. Prebiotic fiber helps to increase levels of beneficial bacteria in your gut.
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What are the Benefits of Fiber?
Fiber has several health benefits depending on the type of fiber. Our granola contains 6g soluble fiber and 3g insoluble fiber from a combination of whole grain oats, chicory root, almonds, blueberries, flaxseeds, and amaranth.
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How Much Fiber Do You Need?
The recommended daily intake of fiber is 28 grams, but only 10% of women and 3% of men meet this in the US.†
†Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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How Much Fiber is in This Food?
Just one serving of our granola provides one-third of the daily recommended intake of 28 grams.
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What Ingredient is Providing Prebiotic Fiber in this Granola?
Chicory root fiber
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Does This Granola Need to be Refrigerated?
No, our gut activated culture has a protective shell that keeps it inactive at room temperature. It only becomes active when it reaches the gut, where conditions support its growth.
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Is This Granola Vegan?
Yes
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