Safe

Lean Protein Meal Bar

by Hydroxycut

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0631656560374 · Hydroxycut · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0631656560374 · Serving size 1 BAR (48 g)

The verdict

Lean Protein Meal Bar by Hydroxycut scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 48-component record, beginning with Protein Blend, Soy Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 48 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

56560374 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lean Protein Meal Bar label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH Nitro Tech Ripped · ±0 BOOK-OFF …560374 · July 2026

19 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 56560374 · 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: Nitro Tech Ripped Chocolate Fudge Brownie · Nearest score peer is Nitro Tech Ripped Chocolate Fudge Brownie 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. Lean Protein Meal Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lean Protein Meal Bar95/1002. Nitro Tech Ripped Chocolate Fudge Brownie: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Nitro Tech Ripped Chocola…95/1003. 100% Whey Protein Plus: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. 100% Whey Protein Plus95/1004. Premium Weight Management Nutrition Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Premium Weight Management…95/1005. Babies Kosher Dill: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Babies Kosher Dill95/100
High-band neighbours for Lean Protein Meal Bar (95/100) outside Hydroxycut.
Chart values as text

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

Lean Protein Meal Bar
95/100
Nitro Tech Ripped Chocolate Fudge Brownie
95/100
100% Whey Protein Plus
95/100
Premium Weight Management Nutrition Bar
95/100
Babies Kosher Dill
95/100

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. Lean Protein Meal Bar scores 8.9 points above that category average (95/100 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

Lean Protein Meal Bar lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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: 48 (95th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Protein Blend
2
Soy Protein Isolate
3
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Palm Kernel Oil
6
Glycerine
7
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
8
Soy Protein Crisps
9
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
10
Rice Flour
11
Oat Flour
12
Barley Flour
13
Brown Rice Syrup
14
Sweetened Condensed Milk
15
Water
16
Peanut Flour
17
Cocoa Powder
18
Peanut Paste
19
Peanuts
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Palm Oil
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Soy Lecithin
24
Emulsifier
25
Butter
26
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
27
Vanilla
28
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Vitamin And Mineral Mix
30
Dicalcium Phosphate
31
Magnesium Phosphate
32
Dl-alpha Tocopherol Acetate
33
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
34
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
35
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Ferric Orthophosphate
38
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
39
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Cyanocobalamin
42
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Calcium D-pantothenate
44
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Thiamin Mononitrate
46
Green Coffee Bean Extract
47
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
48
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)

Full Ingredient List

Protein blend (soy protein isolate, whey protein concentrate), maltitol, palm kernel oil, glycerine, gelatin, soy protein crisps (isolated soy protein, rice flour, oat flour, barley flour, brown rice syrup), sweetened condensed milk, water, peanut flour, cocoa powder, peanut paste (peanuts, salt, palm oil), sugar, soy lecithin [emulsifier], butter, coconut oil, vanilla, cornstarch, vitamin and mineral mix (dicalcium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, dl-alpha tocopherol acetate, ascorbic acid, copper gluconate, niacinamide, vitamin a palmitate, ferric orthophosphate, biotin, zinc oxide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, manganese sulfate, calcium d-pantothenate, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate), green coffee bean extract, potassium sorbate, salt, caramel color.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lean Protein Meal Bar

Neighbours outside Hydroxycut with screening scores in the same high band as Lean Protein Meal Bar (95/100 here). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Hydroxycut; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Maltitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lean Protein Meal Bar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Maltitol. Open Maltitol
  • Compare Lean Protein Meal Bar's 1 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 0631656560374: 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.