Safe

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter

by V8

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0051000198303 · V8 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0051000198303 · Serving size 1.73 ONZ (49 g)

The verdict

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter by V8 scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 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 63-component record, beginning with Chocolate Coating, Sugar, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil. 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 63 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00198303 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE Vitamin K PHOTO-FINISH Creamy Vodka Italian · ±0 BOOK-OFF …198303 · July 2026

18 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Vitamin K). Source sheet 00198303 · 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: Creamy Vodka Italian Sauce · Nearest score peer is Creamy Vodka Italian Sauce 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Protein Bar, Chocolate Pe…100/1002. Creamy Vodka Italian Sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Creamy Vodka Italian Sauce100/1003. broth vegetable: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. broth vegetable100/1004. Swansonbeef broth: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Swansonbeef broth100/1005. Lipton, decaffeinated superfruit green tea, blackberry pomegranate flavor with other natural flavor: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Lipton, decaffeinated sup…100/100
High-band neighbours for Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter (100/100) outside V8.
Chart values as text

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

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter
100/100
Creamy Vodka Italian Sauce
100/100
broth vegetable
100/100
Swansonbeef broth
100/100
Lipton, decaffeinated superfruit green tea, blackberry pomegranate flavor with other natural flavor
100/100

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. Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 63 (99th 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

1
Chocolate Coating
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
4
Cocoa Powder
5
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
6
Soy Lecithin
7
Sweet Potato Juice Concentrate
8
Soy Protein Isolate
9
Roasted Peanuts
10
Brown Rice Syrup
11
Soluble Corn Fiber
12
Organic Rice Crisp
13
Rice Flour
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Barley Malt Extract
16
Glycerine
17
Peanut Butter
18
Peanuts
19
Oats
20
Carrots
21
Partially Defatted Peanut Flour
22
Chocolate Liquor
23
Flavoring
24
Roasted Peanut Oil
25
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
26
Soybean Oil
27
Enzyme Modified Butter
28
Cocoa Butter
29
Butter
30
Guar Gum
31
Vanilla Extract
32
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
Butter
34
Cream
35
Sesame Seed Oil
36
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
37
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
38
Vitamin C
39
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
40
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
41
Vitamin E
42
Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
43
Vitamin B3
44
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Vitamin B6
49
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Vitamin B1
51
Thiamin Mononitrate
52
Vitamin B2
53
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
54
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
55
Chromium Amino Acid Chelate
56
Vitamin B7
57
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
58
Selenium
59
Sodium Selenite
60
Vitamin K
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
61
Phytonadione
62
Vitamin B12
63
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Chocolate Coating (Sugar, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Powder [Processed With Alkali], Lactose, Soy Lecithin), Sweet Potato Juice Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Roasted Peanuts, Brown Rice Syrup, Soluble Corn Fiber, Rice Crisp (Rice Flour, Salt, Barley Malt Extract), Glycerine, Peanut Butter, Peanuts, Oats, Dehydrated Carrots, Sugar, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Partially Defatted Peanut Flour, Chocolate Liquor, Flavoring, Roasted Peanut Oil, Salt, Dehydrated Whey, Soybean Oil, Enzyme Modified Butter, Cocoa Butter, Dehydrated Butter, Soy Lecithin, Guar Gum, Vanilla Extract, Peanut Oil, Butter (Cream), Sesame Seed Oil, Annatto And Turmeric For Color. Vitamins And Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide), Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Folic Acid, Chromium Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin B7 (Biotin), Selenium (Sodium Selenite), Vitamin K (Phytonadione), Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin).

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter

Neighbours outside V8 with screening scores in the same high band as Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within V8; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter has a longer ingredient list than 99% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0051000198303: 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.