Safe

Protein bar

by Premier Nutrition Corporation

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0639372022213 · Premier Nutrition Corporation · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0639372022213 · Serving size 1 BAR (96 g)

The verdict

Protein bar by Premier Nutrition Corporation scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 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 61-component record, beginning with Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Milk Protein Isolate. 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 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

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.

72022213 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Protein bar label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH Protein bar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …022213 · July 2026

21 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 72022213 · 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 bar · Nearest score peer is Protein bar 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. Protein bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Protein bar95/1002. Protein bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Protein bar95/1003. Supreme protein, protein bars: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Supreme protein, protein …95/1004. Supreme protein, high protein bar, caramel nut chocolate: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Supreme protein, high pro…95/1005. Bbq Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bbq Sauce95/100
High-band neighbours for Protein bar (95/100) outside Premier Nutrition Corporation.
Chart values as text

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

Protein bar
95/100
Protein bar
95/100
Supreme protein, protein bars
95/100
Supreme protein, high protein bar, caramel nut chocolate
95/100
Bbq Sauce
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. Protein 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

Protein bar 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 61 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Whey Protein Isolate
2
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
3
Milk Protein Isolate
4
Peanut Butter Protein Coating
5
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Palm Kernel Oil
7
Peanut Flour
8
Peanuts
9
Nonfat Milk Solids
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Emulsifier
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Natural Flavors
14
Caramel Layer
15
Sweetened Condensed Milk
16
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
17
Butter
18
Salted
19
Corn Starch
20
Vanilla Extract
21
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
22
Glycerine
23
Water
24
Pretzels
25
Wheat Flour
26
Vegetable Oil
27
Corn
28
Canola
29
Cottonseed
30
Soybean
31
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
32
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
33
Yeast
34
Soy Protein Isolate
35
Peanut Butter
36
Hydrolyzed Collagen
37
Protein Crisps
38
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
39
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
40
Vitamin Mix
41
Dicalcium Phosphate
42
Magnesium Phosphate
43
Dl-alpha-tocopherol Acetate
44
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
45
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
46
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Ferric Orthophosphate
49
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
50
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
52
Cyanocobalamin
53
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
54
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
55
Calcium D-pantothenate
56
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Sodium Selenite
58
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Flax Seed Oil
60
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
61
Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Supreme protein blend 30g: (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, milk protein isolate), peanut butter protein coating (maltitol, palm kernel oil, milk protein isolate, peanut flour, peanuts, nonfat milk solids, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], salt, natural flavors), caramel layer (maltitol, sweetened condensed milk, hydrogenated coconut oil, butter (salted), corn starch, vanilla extract, caramel color), glycerine, peanuts, water, pretzels (wheat flour, salt, vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: corn, canola, cottonseed, soybean), corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, yeast), soy protein isolate, peanut flour, peanut butter, hydrolyzed collagen, protein crisps (isolated soy protein, tapioca starch, salt), palm kernel oil, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vitamin 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, folic acid, manganese sulfate, calcium d-pantothenate, riboflavin, sodium selenite, thiamine mononitrate), flax seed oil, salt, potassium sorbate (a preservative).

Other products containing Peanut Butter Protein Coating

Peanut Butter Protein Coating is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Protein bar

Neighbours outside Premier Nutrition Corporation with screening scores in the same high band as Protein bar (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Premier Nutrition Corporation; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Maltitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Protein bar'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 Maltitol. Open Maltitol
  • Compare Protein 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 0639372022213: 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.