Safe

Chewy bars

by H-E-B

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041220267729 · H-E-B. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041220267729 · Serving size 1 serving (24 g)

The verdict

Chewy bars by H-E-B scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Granola, Organic Whole Rolled Oats, Sugar. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0041220267729
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

20267729 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chewy bars label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Purified drinking water · ±0 BOOK-OFF …267729 · July 2026

13 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 20267729 · 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: Purified drinking water · Nearest score peer is Purified drinking water at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Chewy bars: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chewy bars100/1002. Purified drinking water: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Purified drinking water100/1003. Beef Broth: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beef Broth100/1004. Fare tomato juice from concentrate: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fare tomato juice from co…100/1005. Yellow Lentil And Brown Rice Spaghetti: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Yellow Lentil And Brown R…100/100
High-band neighbours for Chewy bars (100/100) outside H-E-B.
Chart values as text

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

Chewy bars
100/100
Purified drinking water
100/100
Beef Broth
100/100
Fare tomato juice from concentrate
100/100
Yellow Lentil And Brown Rice Spaghetti
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Chewy bars lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Granola
2
Organic Whole Rolled Oats
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Canola Oil
5
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Rosemary Extract
7
Molasses
8
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
9
Soy Lecithin
10
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
11
Crisp Rice
12
Rice Flour
13
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
14
Malt Extract
15
Corn Syrup Solids
16
Barley Malt Extract
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
19
Enriched Flour
20
Wheat Flour
21
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Reduced Iron
23
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
26
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
27
Cocoa Powder
28
Palm Oil
29
Natural Flavor
30
Organic Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
31
Chocolate Liquor
32
Cocoa Butter
33
Vanilla Extract
34
White Chocolate Chips
35
Dry Whole Milk
36
Nonfat Dry Milk
37
Milkfat
38
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
39
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
40
Honey
41
Wheat Flakes
42
Dried Unsweetened Coconut

Full Ingredient List

granola, whole rolled oats, sugar, canola oil, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, molasses, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, corn syrup, crisp rice, rice flour, calcium carbonate, dried malt extract, corn syrup solids, barley malt extract, salt, chocolate cookie crumbs, enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, invert sugar, cocoa powder, palm oil, corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, salt, natural flavor, semi-sweet chocolate chips, sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, salt, vanilla extract, white chocolate chips, sugar, cocoa butter, dry whole milk, nonfat dry milk, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract, canola oil, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, glycerin, fructose, cocoa powder, honey, natural flavor, soy lecithin, salt, wheat flakes, dried unsweetened coconut

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chewy bars

Neighbours outside H-E-B with screening scores in the same high band as Chewy bars (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within H-E-B; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chewy bars's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Chewy bars's 0 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 0041220267729: 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.