Concern

Caramel double chocolate crunch bars

by Atkins

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0637480035057 · Atkins · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0637480035057 · Serving size 1 BAR (44 g)

The verdict

Caramel double chocolate crunch bars by Atkins scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 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 61-component record, beginning with Chocolate Flavored Coating, Palm Kernel Oil, Polydextrose. 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 61 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.

80035057 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Caramel double chocolate crunch bars label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Polydextrose PHOTO-FINISH Protein Shake Chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …035057 · July 2026

21 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polydextrose). Source sheet 80035057 · 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: Protein Shake Chocolate · Nearest score peer is Protein Shake Chocolate 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. Caramel double chocolate crunch bars: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Caramel double chocolate …65/1002. Protein Shake Chocolate: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Protein Shake Chocolate65/1003. Premium ice cream: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Premium ice cream65/1004. Premium sherbet: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Premium sherbet65/1005. Premium Sherbet: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Premium Sherbet65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Caramel double chocolate crunch bars (65/100 on 61 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Caramel double chocolate crunch bars
65/100
Protein Shake Chocolate
65/100
Premium ice cream
65/100
Premium sherbet
65/100
Premium Sherbet
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. Caramel double chocolate crunch bars 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

Caramel double chocolate crunch bars lists 61 ingredients on its label

61 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: 61 (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

How the 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 61 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chocolate Flavored Coating
2
Palm Kernel Oil
3
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
4
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Cocoa Powder
7
Whole Milk Powder
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Natural And Artificial Flavor
11
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
12
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
13
Caramel Layer
14
Fructooligosaccharides
15
Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
16
Salted Butter
17
Cream
18
Water
19
Nonfat Dry Milk
20
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
21
Mono And Diglycerides
22
Natural Flavor
23
Sodium Citrate
24
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
25
Cocoa Soy Nuggets
26
Soy Protein Isolate
27
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
Sunflower Oil
29
Inulin
Other
Safe
30
Hydrolyzed Gelatin
31
Maltitol Syrup
32
Unsweetened Chocolate
33
Soluble Corn Fiber
34
Milk Protein Isolate
35
Cocoa Butter
36
Vitamin Mineral Mix
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
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
39
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
40
Vitamin C
41
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
42
Vitamin E
43
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
D-calcium Pantothenate
46
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Thiamin Mononitrate
48
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Vitamin B6
50
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Vitamin B2
52
Chromium Amino Acid Chelate
53
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
54
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
55
Sodium Selenite
56
Phylloquinone
57
Vitamin K1
58
Cyanocobalamin
59
Vitamin B12
60
Natural And Artificial Flavors
61
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe

Full Ingredient List

Chocolate flavored coating [palm kernel oil, polydextrose, maltitol, whey protein concentrate, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), whole milk powder, soy lecithin, salt, natural and artificial flavor, sucralose, acesulfame potassium], caramel layer [fructooligosaccharides, polydextrose, palm kernel and palm oil, salted butter (cream, salt), water, nonfat dry milk, glycerin, soy lecithin, mono and diglycerides, salt, natural flavor, sodium citrate, carrageenan, sucralose], cocoa soy nuggets [soy protein isolate, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), tapioca starch], glycerin, sunflower oil, inulin, hydrolyzed gelatin, maltitol syrup, maltitol, unsweetened chocolate (processed with alkali), polydextrose, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), soluble corn fiber, palm kernel and palm oil, water, milk protein isolate, cocoa butter, vitamin mineral mix [magnesium oxide, sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), niacinamide, zinc oxide, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin a palmitate, thiamin mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), chromium amino acid chelate, folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite, phylloquinone (vitamin k1), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)], salt, natural and artificial flavors, cellulose, nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin, sucralose, salted butter (cream, salt), acesulfame potassium.

Other products containing Cocoa Soy Nuggets

Cocoa Soy Nuggets 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 Caramel double chocolate crunch bars

Neighbours outside Atkins near Caramel double chocolate crunch bars's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Atkins; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polydextrose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Caramel double chocolate crunch bars's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 61-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polydextrose. Open Polydextrose
  • Compare Caramel double chocolate crunch bars'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 0637480035057: 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.