Concern

Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip

by Abbott

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070074620794 · Abbott · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070074620794 · Serving size 1 BAR (40 g)

The verdict

Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip by Abbott scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Soy Protein Nuggets, Isolated soy protein, Tapioca Starch. 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 57 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

74620794 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Lactitol PHOTO-FINISH Nutrition Bars Crispy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …620794 · July 2026

16 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Lactitol). Source sheet 74620794 · 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: Nutrition Bars Crispy Delights, Peanut Chocolate Chip · Nearest score peer is Nutrition Bars Crispy Delights, Peanut Chocolate Chip at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Abbott, Glucerna, Nutriti…65/1002. Nutrition Bars Crispy Delights, Peanut Chocolate Chip: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Nutrition Bars Crispy Del…65/1003. Glucerma: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Glucerma65/1004. Glucerna Original Classic Butter Pecan: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Glucerna Original Classic…65/1005. Ensure Max Protein nutrition shake MILK CHOCOLATE: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ensure Max Protein nutrit…65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip (65/100 on 57 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip
65/100
Nutrition Bars Crispy Delights, Peanut Chocolate Chip
65/100
Glucerma
65/100
Glucerna Original Classic Butter Pecan
65/100
Ensure Max Protein nutrition shake MILK CHOCOLATE
65/100

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. Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip scores 21.1 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 57 (98th 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

How the 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Soy Protein Nuggets
2
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
3
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Fruit Juice And Grain Dextrins
6
Chocolate Flavored Coating
7
Lactitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
9
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
10
Organic Cocoa
11
Artificial Flavor
12
Soy Lecithin
13
Monoglycerides
14
Vanilla Extract
15
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
16
Peanut Layer
17
Maltitol Syrup
18
Peanuts
19
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Palm Kernel Oil
21
Peanut Flour
22
Milk Protein Concentrate
23
Natural Flavor
24
Locust Bean Gum
25
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Gum Arabic
27
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
28
Chocolate Flavored Chips
29
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Chocolate Liquor
31
Cocoa Butter
32
Sorbitan Tristearate
33
Natural Vanilla Flavoring
34
Short-chain Fructooligosaccharides
35
Corn Maltodextrin
36
Rice Syrup
37
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
38
Nonfat Milk
39
Milk Protein Isolate
40
Cream
41
Glycerine
42
Butter
43
Mono And Diglycerides
44
Disodium Phosphate
45
Natural Flavors
46
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
47
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
48
Brown Rice Syrup
49
Natural And Artificial Flavor
50
Calcium Phosphate
51
Cellulose Gel
52
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
53
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
54
Guar Gum
55
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
57
Beta-carotene And Chromium Chloride

Full Ingredient List

Soy Protein Nuggets (Isolated Soy Protein, Tapioca Starch, Salt), Fruit Juice And Grain Dextrins, Chocolate Flavored Coating (Lactitol, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Polydextrose, Cocoa, Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Vanilla Extract, Acesulfame K), Peanut Layer (Maltitol Syrup, Peanuts, Sorbitol, Palm Kernel Oil, Peanut Flour, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Beta-Carotene, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum), Chocolate Flavored Chips (Maltitol, Chocolate Liquor [Processed With Alkali], Cocoa Butter, Sorbitan Tristearate, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Flavoring), Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides, Corn Maltodextrin, Rice Syrup, Caramel (Maltitol Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Milk Protein Isolate, Cream, Glycerine, Butter [Cream, Salt], Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Disodium Phosphate, Natural Flavors, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin), Peanut Oil; Less Than 2% Of The Following: Glycerine, Brown Rice Syrup, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Peanut Flour, Calcium Phosphate, Cellulose Gel, Peanuts, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Salt, Ascorbic Acid, Guar Gum, Fructose, Sucralose, Beta-Carotene And Chromium Chloride.

Other products containing Beta-carotene And Chromium Chloride

Beta-carotene And Chromium Chloride is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip

Neighbours outside Abbott near Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Abbott; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Lactitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Lactitol. Open Lactitol
  • Compare Abbott, Glucerna, Nutrition Bars, Peanut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Chocolate Chip's 3 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 0070074620794: 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.