Safe

Nutrition bars

by Zone Perfect

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0638102561954 · Zone Perfect · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0638102561954 · Serving size 1 BAR (45 g)

The verdict

Nutrition bars by Zone Perfect scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 72 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 72-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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 72 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

90/100

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.

02561954 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nutrition bars label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 72 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Tropics Ice Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …561954 · July 2026

22 of 72 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 02561954 · 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: Tropics Ice Cream · Nearest score peer is Tropics Ice Cream 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Nutrition bars: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nutrition bars90/1002. Tropics Ice Cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Tropics Ice Cream90/1003. Heavy Cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Heavy Cream90/1004. Sweet-chili chicken: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sweet-chili chicken90/1005. Inspired Mongolian Beef & Noodles: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Inspired Mongolian Beef &…90/100
High-band neighbours for Nutrition bars (90/100) outside Zone Perfect.
Chart values as text

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

Nutrition bars
90/100
Tropics Ice Cream
90/100
Heavy Cream
90/100
Sweet-chili chicken
90/100
Inspired Mongolian Beef & Noodles
90/100

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. Nutrition bars scores 3.9 points above that category average (90/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical 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 72 ingredients on its label

72 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 72 (100th 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 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 72 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
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Chocolate Layer
7
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
8
Palm Kernel Oil
9
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Natural Chocolate
12
Liquor
13
Milk Protein Isolate
14
Natural Flavors
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Vanilla Extract
17
Gum Arabic
18
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
19
Carob Seed Gum
20
Chocolate Flavored Coating
21
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
22
Cocoa Powder
23
Nonfat Milk Powder
24
Vanilla
25
Soy Protein Isolate
26
Chocolate Drops
27
Chocolate Liquor
28
Cocoa Butter
29
Fructose Syrup
30
Organic High Oleic Safflower
31
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
32
Chocolate Powder
33
Cocoa Powder
34
Cocoa Fructose
35
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Water
37
Corn Maltodextrin
38
Organic Cocoa
39
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
40
Tocopherol
41
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
42
Glycerine
43
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
44
Vitamin And Mineral Blend
45
Calcium Phosphate
46
Vit. C
47
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
48
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
49
Vit. E
50
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Vit. B3
52
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
54
Vit. B5
55
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
56
Iron
57
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Vit. B6
59
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
60
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
61
Vit. B2
62
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
63
Vit. B1
64
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
65
Vit. B9
66
Chromium Chloride
67
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
68
Vit. B7
69
Sodium Selenite
70
Sodium Molybdate
71
Cyanocobalamin
72
Vit. B12

Full Ingredient List

Soy protein nuggets (isolated soy protein, cocoa [processed with alkali], tapioca starch, salt), chocolate layer (corn syrup, palm kernel oil, invert sugar, sugar, chocolate, liquor, cocoa [processed with alkali], milk protein isolate, natural flavors, soy lecithin, vanilla extract, gum arabic, xanthan gum, carob seed gum), chocolate flavored coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin, nonfat milk powder, vanilla), corn syrup, soy protein isolate, chocolate drops (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), fructose syrup, chocolate liquor, cocoa (processed with alkali); less than 2% of the following: high oleic safflower and/or high oleic sunflower oil, chocolate powder (natural cocoa powder, sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), cocoa fructose (fructose, water, corn maltodextrin, cocoa [processed with alkali], natural cocoa,salt, carrageenan, natural flavors, tocopherol, ascorbic acid), glycerine, natural flavors, caramel color, 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

High-score cross-brand comparables for Nutrition bars

Neighbours outside Zone Perfect with screening scores in the same high band as Nutrition bars (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Zone Perfect; these peers cross brands.

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 72-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Nutrition bars's 2 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 0638102561954: 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.