Caution

Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel

by Fiber one

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016000159334 · Fiber one · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016000159334 · Serving size 1 BAR (40 g)

The verdict

Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel by Fiber one scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 31 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 31-component record, beginning with Chicory Root Extract, Whole Grain Oats, Caramel Flavored Drops. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 31 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00159334 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 31 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 18% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Cinnamon Toast Crunch · ±0 BOOK-OFF …159334 · July 2026

7 of 31 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 00159334 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Cinnamon Toast Crunch · Nearest score peer is Cinnamon Toast Crunch at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oa…85/1002. Cinnamon Toast Crunch: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cinnamon Toast Crunch85/1003. I hop mini pnacake cereal: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. I hop mini pnacake cereal85/1004. Zesty Ranch Sauce: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Zesty Ranch Sauce85/1005. Creamy Queso Sauce: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Creamy Queso Sauce85/100
High-band neighbours for Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel (85/100) outside Fiber one.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel
85/100
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
85/100
I hop mini pnacake cereal
85/100
Zesty Ranch Sauce
85/100
Creamy Queso Sauce
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel scores 1.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel lists 31 ingredients on its label

31 82nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 82% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 31 (82nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 31 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Chicory Root Extract, Whole Grain Oats, Caramel Flavored Drops (Sugar, Fractionated Palm And Palm Oil, Reduced Minerals Whey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Color [Yellow 5 & 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake] Natural And Artificial Flavor), Rice Flour, Barley Flakes, High Maltose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil), Glycerin, Honey, Tricalcium Phosphate, Maltodextrin, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Fructose, Malt Extract, Color (Yellow 5 & 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake And Other Color Added), Nonfat Milk, Baking Soda, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Oil Of Rosemary, Mixed Tocopherols Added To Retain Freshness.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel

Neighbours outside Fiber one with screening scores in the same high band as Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Fiber one; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 31-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Fiber One, Chewy Bars, Oats & Caramel, Oats & Caramel's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0016000159334: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.