Protein Bar
Protein Bar by Gold Emblem Abound 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.
What the Data Says About
Protein Bar by Gold Emblem Abound 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, Protein Bar 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| 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 | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Milk chocolate compound coating (sugar, vegetable oils [palm kernel and fully hydrogenated palm], skim milk, cocoa powder, whole milk, sorbitan tristearate, soy lecithin [emulsifiers], salt, natural & artificial flavors), soy crisp rice (soy protein isolate, rice starch), corn syrup, inulin, peanut butter (peanuts), peanut flavored wafer (sugar, palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, nonfat dry milk solids, peanut oil, salt, soy lecithin [emulsifier]), isomalto-oligosaccharides (dietary fiber), rice crisp (rice flour, malt extract, rice bran, calcium carbonate), fructose, brown sugar, sugar, organic sun butter (sunflower seed, dehydrated cane juice, salt, natural mixed tocopherols), canola oil, glycerine, sorbitol, natural flavor, vitamin and mineral premix (calcium, vitamin c, vitamin e, niacin, iron, zinc, vitamin a, vitamin b6, vitamin b2, vitamin b1, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3), soy lecithin, natural & artificial flavor, almond flour, mixed tocopherols from sunflower.
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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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