Naturetrails, Chewy Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Chocolate

by The Moran Group Incorporated

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Naturetrails, Chewy Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Chocolate by The Moran Group Incorporated 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
0051933443310
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BAR (31 g)

What the Data Says About

Naturetrails, Chewy Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Chocolate by The Moran Group Incorporated 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, Naturetrails, Chewy Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Chocolate 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 E 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

Composite safety metrics for Naturetrails, Chewy Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Chocolate
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 E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Palm Kernel
4
Palm Oil
5
Whey Powder
6
From Milk
7
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
8
Cocoa Powder
9
Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier
10
Natural Flavor
11
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
12
Granola
13
Organic Whole Rolled Oats
14
Wheat Flakes
15
Canola
16
Soybean Oil
17
Molasses
18
Honey
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Crisp Rice
21
Rice Flour
22
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
23
Chocolate Chips
24
Chocolate Liquor
25
Anhydrous Dextrose
26
Cocoa Butter
27
Whole Milk Powder
28
Artificial Flavor
29
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
30
Dried Unsweetened Coconut
31
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
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
33
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
34
Rosemary Extract
35
Peanuts
36
Almonds
37
Soy Proteins
38
Natural And Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Milk chocolate flavored coating [sugar, palm kernel and/or palm oil, whey powder (from milk), lactose, cocoa powder, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), soy lecithin - an emulsifier, natural flavor], corn syrup, granola (whole rolled oats, wheat flakes, corn syrup, sugar, canola and/or soybean oil, molasses, honey, salt, soy lecithin - an emulsifier), crisp rice (rice flour, sugar, calcium carbonate, salt), chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, anhydrous dextrose, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, salt, artificial flavor), canola and/or soybean oil, glycerin, sugar, dried unsweetened coconut, fructose, honey, salt, ascorbic acid, citric acid, rosemary extract, peanuts, almonds, soy proteins, natural and artificial flavor.

Categories

Snacks

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