Avoid

Bran frut filled bar

by Bimbo

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0074323058871 · Bimbo · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0074323058871 · Serving size 1 BAR (40 g)

The verdict

Bran frut filled bar by Bimbo scores 30/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Fiilling, Sugar, Strawberry Puree. 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.

30/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many 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

28/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

30/100

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.

23058871 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bran frut filled bar label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 30/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Donas Azucaradas · ±0 BOOK-OFF …058871 · July 2026

24 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 23058871 · 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: Donas Azucaradas · Nearest score peer is Donas Azucaradas at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Bran frut filled bar: 30/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bran frut filled bar30/1002. Donas Azucaradas: 30/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Donas Azucaradas30/1003. Marinela, plativolos, sandwich cookies: 30/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Marinela, plativolos, san…30/1004. Fall Party Cake: 30/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fall Party Cake30/1005. Be My Valentine Strawberry Cakes: 30/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Be My Valentine Strawberr…30/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Bran frut filled bar (30/100 on 57 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Bran frut filled bar
30/100
Donas Azucaradas
30/100
Marinela, plativolos, sandwich cookies
30/100
Fall Party Cake
30/100
Be My Valentine Strawberry Cakes
30/100

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. Bran frut filled bar scores 56.1 points below that category average (30/100 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

Bran frut filled bar 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 30/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Fiilling
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Strawberry Puree
4
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
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
6
Pineapple Puree
7
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
9
Apple Powder
10
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
11
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
12
Cellulose Gum
13
Iodized Salt
14
Sodium Citrate
15
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
16
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
17
Preservatives
18
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
20
Artificial Color
21
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Artificial And Natural Flavor
24
Wheat Flour
25
Water
26
Vegetable Shortening Spread
27
Partially Hydrogenated Palm
28
Soybean
29
Canola Oils
30
Mono & Diglycerides
31
Soy Lecithin
32
Annatto Extract
33
Color
34
Wheat Bran
35
Rolled Oat
36
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
37
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil
38
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
39
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
40
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Vitamin E Acetate
42
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Vitamin A Acetate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Pyridoxine Hcl
46
Vitamin B6
47
Thiamin Mononitrate
48
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Cyanocobalamin
50
Vitamin B12
51
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
52
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
53
Cottonseed Oil
54
Reb A
55
Stevia Leaf Sweetener
56
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
57
Antioxidant

Full Ingredient List

Fiilling [sugar, strawberry puree, modified tapioca starch, glycerin, pineapple puree, sorbitol, maltodextrin, dehydrated apple powder, pectin, citric acid, cellulose gum, iodized salt, sodium citrate, caramel color, calcium sulfate, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), artificial color (red 40, yellow 6), artificial and natural flavor], wheat flour, water, vegetable shortening spread [partially hydrogenated palm, soybean and/or canola oils, mono & diglycerides, iodized salt, soy lecithin, artificial and natural flavor, annatto extract (color)], wheat bran, sugar, rolled oat, oat fiber, partially hydrogenated palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, iodized salt, calcium carbonate, ferrous fumarate, vitamin e acetate, riboflavin, zinc oxide, vitamin a acetate, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6), thiamin mononitrate, niacin, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), folic acid, ferrous sulfate, cottonseed oil, reb a (a stevia leaf sweetener), tbhq (antioxidant).

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Bran frut filled bar

Neighbours outside Bimbo in the same lower screening band as Bran frut filled bar (30/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bimbo; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bran frut filled bar'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 TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Bran frut filled bar's 4 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 0074323058871: 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.