For some reason granola is often touted as being an uber-healthy breakfast or snack but the facts portray a different story. For starters, the amount of antioxidants in granola is by no means noteworthy. Secondly, because it is baked to a golden crisp, a substance known as acrylamide forms and that is suspected as possibly being a carcinogen.
ORAC Source
USDA Database for the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods, Release 2 - Prepared by Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - May 2010