chewy granola bars

by Quaker

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

chewy granola bars by Quaker receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0030000318331
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

chewy granola bars by Quaker carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, chewy granola bars is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for chewy granola bars
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Granola
2
Whole Grain Oats
3
Brown Sugar
4
Brown Rice Crisp
5
Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Saf
8
Whole Grain Wheat
9
Soybean Oil
10
Whole Wheat Flour
11
Baking Soda
12
Soy Lecithin
13
Nonfat Dry Milk
14
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Semisweet Chocolate Chunks
17
Chocolate Liquor
18
Cocoa Butter
19
Vanilla Extract
20
Corn Syrup Solids
21
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
22
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
23
Or Less Of Soybean Oil
24
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
26
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Natural Flavor
28
Coconut Paste
29
Molasses
30
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
To Preserve Freshness
32
Organic Coconut
33
Milk
34
Soy And Wheat Ingredients. May Contain Traces Of Peanut And Other Tree Nuts
35
769-l04-16
36
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ingredients: Granola
37
Saft
38
Corm Syrup
39
Salft
40
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
41
Peanut Butter Spread
42
Peanuts
43
Palm Oil
44
Peanut Flavored Chips
45
Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
46
Partially Defatted Peanut Flour
47
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
48
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
49
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
50
Con Syrup Solids
51
Say Lecithin
52
Com Syrup Solids
53
Or Less Of: Calcium Carbonate
54
Peanut
55
Soy And Wheat Ingredients. May Contain Traces Of Tree Nuts
56
3172-l04-4
57
S'mores Ingredients: Granola
58
Con Syrup
59
Chocolate Líiquor
60
Graham Cookie Pieces
61
Honey
62
Marshmallow Bits
63
Modified Com Starch
64
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
65
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
66
Or Less Of: Soybean Oil

Full Ingredient List

granola (whole grain oats, brown sugar, brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, saf), whole grain wheat, soybean oil, whole wheat flour, baking soda, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk), corn syrup, brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt), semisweet chocolate chunks (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), sugar, corn syrup solids, glycerin, invert sugar. contains 2% or less of soybean oil, fructose, calcium carbonate, sorbitol, salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin, coconut paste, molasses, tocopherols (to preserve freshness). contains coconut, milk, soy and wheat ingredients. may contain traces of peanut and other tree nuts. (769-l04-16) peanut butter chocolate chip ingredients: granola (whole grain oats, brown sugar, brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, saft), whole grain wheat, soybean oil,whole wheat flour, baking soda, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk), corm syrup, brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salft), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), peanut butter spread (peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt), peanut flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, partially defatted peanut flour, lactose, whey, dextrose, con syrup solids, say lecithin, salt, natural flavor), invert sugar, com syrup solids, glycerin. contains 2% or less of: calcium carbonate, sorbitol, salt, natural flavor, tocopherols (to preserve freshness). contains milk, peanut, soy and wheat ingredients. may contain traces of tree nuts. (3172-l04-4) s'mores ingredients: granola (whole grain oats, brown sugar, brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt), whole grain wheat, soybean oil, whole wheat flour, baking soda, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk), con syrup, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate líiquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt), sugar, graham cookie pieces (whole wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, honey, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor), dehydrated marshmallow bits (sugar, corn syrup, modified com starch, gelatin, natural flavor, sodium hexametaphosphate), com syrup solids, invert sugar, glycerin. contains 2% or less of: soybean oil, calcium carbonate, sorbitol, salt, natural flavor (contains coconut), molasses, soy lecithin, tocopherols (to preserve freshness). contains coconut, milk, soy and wheat ingredients. may contain traces of peanut and other tree nuts. smartlabel"

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial