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Open Food Facts label for barcode 0638102538277 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0638102538277 · Serving size 1 BAR (45 g)

The verdict

Nutrition bars scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 68 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 68-component record, beginning with Soy Protein Nuggets, Isolated soy protein, Organic Cocoa. 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 68 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

02538277 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nutrition bars label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 68 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …538277 · July 2026

22 of 68 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 02538277 · 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

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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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.

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. Nutrition bars 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

Nutrition bars lists 68 ingredients on its label

68 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 68 (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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 68 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Soy Protein Nuggets
2
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
3
Organic Cocoa
4
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Caramel Layer
6
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
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Sweetened Condensed Milk
9
Milk
10
Palm Kernel Oil
11
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
12
Milk Protein Isolate
13
Butter
14
Cream
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Soy Lecithin
19
Vanilla Extract
20
Chocolate Flavored Coating
21
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
22
Cocoa Powder
23
Nonfat Milk Powder
24
Vanilla
25
Soy Protein Isolate
26
Glazed Pecans
27
Pecans
28
Natural Flavors
29
Fructose Syrup
30
Organic High Oleic Safflower Oil
31
Chocolate Liquor
32
Glycerine
33
Cocoa Fructose
34
Water
35
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
36
Organic Cocoa
37
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
38
Tocopherol
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 And Mineral Blend
41
Calcium Phosphate
42
Vit. C
43
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
44
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
45
Vit. E
46
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Vit. B3
48
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Vit. B5
51
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
52
Iron
53
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
54
Vit. B6
55
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
56
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Vit. B2
58
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Vit. B1
60
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
61
Vit. B9
62
Chromium Chloride
63
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
64
Vit. B7
65
Sodium Selenite
66
Sodium Molybdate
67
Cyanocobalamin
68
Vit. B12

Full Ingredient List

Soy protein nuggets (isolated soy protein, cocoa [processed with alkali], tapioca starch), caramel layer (corn syrup, sugar, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], palm kernel oil, whey protein concentrate, milk protein isolate, butter [cream, salt], fructose, dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla extract, salt), chocolate flavored coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin, nonfat milk powder, vanilla), corn syrup, soy protein isolate, glazed pecans (sugar, pecans, natural flavors, butter, salt, soy lecithin), fructose syrup, high oleic safflower oil, chocolate liquor, cocoa (processed with alkali); less than 2% of the following: glycerine, natural flavors, cocoa fructose (fructose, water, maltodextrin, cocoa [processed with alkali], natural cocoa, salt, carrageenan, natural flavors, tocopherol, ascorbic acid), salt, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium phosphate, ascorbic acid [vit. c], magnesium oxide, dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate [vit. e], niacinamide [vit. b3], zinc oxide, calcium pantothenate [vit. b5], ferrous fumarate [iron], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vit. b6], vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin [vit. b2], thiamine mononitrate [vit. b1], folic acid [vit. b9], chromium chloride, biotin [vit. b7], sodium selenite, sodium molybdate, cyanocobalamin [vit. b12]).

Categories

Snacks

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Nutrition bars's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 68-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Nutrition bars'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 0638102538277: 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.