Caution

Protein bar

by Pure Protein

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0749826001463 · Pure Protein · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0749826001463 · Serving size 1 bar (58 g)

The verdict

Protein bar by Pure Protein scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 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 39-component record, beginning with Protein Blend, Calcium Caseinate, 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 39 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0749826001463
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

26001463 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Protein bar label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH Chew chocolate chip · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001463 · July 2026

11 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 26001463 · 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: Chew chocolate chip · Nearest score peer is Chew chocolate chip at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score is not defined for this product's category. The model excludes certain categories by design — among them plain waters, herbs, teas and coffees, and some single-ingredient products — rather than attempting a grade and failing. No nutritional band therefore accompanies the additive screen on this page, and its absence is a property of the category rather than a finding about this particular label. The registry screen below is unaffected by the exclusion and covers additive ratings as normal.

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: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Protein bar85/1002. Chew chocolate chip: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chew chocolate chip85/1003. Chewy Chocolate Chip Bar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chewy Chocolate Chip Bar85/1004. Protein bar, chocolate peanut butter: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Protein bar, chocolate pe…85/1005. Choco Maker, Green Candy Shred: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Choco Maker, Green Candy …85/100
High-band neighbours for Protein bar (85/100) outside Pure Protein.
Chart values as text

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

Protein bar
85/100
Chew chocolate chip
85/100
Chewy Chocolate Chip Bar
85/100
Protein bar, chocolate peanut butter
85/100
Choco Maker, Green Candy Shred
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 3,895 products we've scored in the Dietary supplements category, the average safety score is 93.5/100. Protein bar scores 8.5 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.5/100), 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 Dietary supplements products

Protein bar lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% of the 2,658 products we track

0–2: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 102 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 197 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 258 products (10%). Below this entry. 8–10: 249 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 252 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 226 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 185 products (7%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 131 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 127 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 87 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 88 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 64 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 57 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 255 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Dietary supplements product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

2,658 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 39 (90th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
32 products (1%)
2–4
102 products (4%)
4–6
197 products (7%)
6–8
258 products (10%)
8–10
249 products (9%)
10–12
252 products (9%)
12–14
226 products (9%)
14–16
185 products (7%)
16–18
152 products (6%)
18–20
131 products (5%)
20–22
127 products (5%)
22–24
87 products (3%)
24–26
88 products (3%)
26–28
64 products (2%)
28–30
57 products (2%)
30–32
39 products (1%)
32–34
33 products (1%)
34–36
41 products (2%)
36–38
47 products (2%)
38–40
36 products (1%)
40 and above
255 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 2,658 Dietary supplements 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 39 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Protein Blend (Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate), Glycerine, Maltitol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Palm Kernel Oil, Water, Polydextrose Syrup, Whole Milk Powder, Soy Protein Nuggets (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch), Cocoa (processed with alkali), Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Vitamin and Mineral Blend (Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Citrate, Niacinamide [Vitamin B3], Calcium d - Pantothenate, Pyridoxine HCI [Vitamin B6], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Folic Acid, Biotin, Cyanocobalamin [Vitamin B12]), Natural & Artificial Flavors, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin, Stevia Extract, Sucralose

Other products containing Calcium D - Pantothenate

Calcium D - Pantothenate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein bars

High-score cross-brand comparables for Protein bar

Neighbours outside Pure Protein with screening scores in the same high band as Protein bar (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Pure Protein; 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 39-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 0749826001463: 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.