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Nutrition Bar

by Balance Bar

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0750049110108 · Balance Bar · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0750049110108 · Serving size 1 BAR (50 g)

The verdict

Nutrition Bar by Balance Bar scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 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 40-component record, beginning with Soy Protein Nuggets, Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch. 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 40 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.

49110108 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nutrition Bar label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Bar gold chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …110108 · July 2026

15 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 49110108 · 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: Bar gold chocolate mint cookie crunch · Nearest score peer is Bar gold chocolate mint cookie crunch 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 Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nutrition Bar95/1002. Bar gold chocolate mint cookie crunch: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bar gold chocolate mint c…95/1003. Nutrition Energy Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Nutrition Energy Bar95/1004. Nutrition Energy Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Nutrition Energy Bar95/1005. Nutrition Energy Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Nutrition Energy Bar95/100
High-band neighbours for Nutrition Bar (95/100) outside Balance Bar.
Chart values as text

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

Nutrition Bar
95/100
Bar gold chocolate mint cookie crunch
95/100
Nutrition Energy Bar
95/100
Nutrition Energy Bar
95/100
Nutrition Energy Bar
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. Nutrition 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

Nutrition Bar lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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: 40 (90th 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 40 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Soy Protein Nuggets
2
Soy Protein Isolate
3
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Protein Blend
6
Whey Protein Isolate
7
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
8
Egg White
9
Enzyme Modified Soy Protein
10
Partially Hydrolyzed Milk Protein Isolate
11
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Glucose Syrup
14
Fractionated Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
15
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Oligofructose
Sweetener
Safe
19
Water
20
Organic Cocoa
21
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
22
Glycerine
23
Natural Flavor
24
Ground Corn
25
Whole Wheat Flour
26
Soy Lecithin
27
Invert Evaporated Cane Syrup
28
Nonfat Milk
29
Maltitol Syrup
30
Brown Sugar
31
Citrus Fiber
32
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
33
Butterfat
34
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
35
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
36
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
37
Honey
38
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
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
Tocopherols Added To Protect Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Soy protein nuggets (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt), protein blend (soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate, calcium caseinate, egg white, enzyme modified soy protein, partially hydrolyzed milk protein isolate, casein), sugar, glucose syrup, fractionated palm kernel and palm oil, whey protein concentrate, fructose, invert sugar, oligofructose, water, cocoa (processed with alkali), high oleic sunflower oil, glycerine, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, ground corn, whole wheat flour, soy lecithin, invert evaporated cane syrup, nonfat milk, maltitol syrup, brown sugar, citrus fiber, salt, pectin, butterfat, maltodextrin, potassium lactate, wheat starch, honey, sodium bicarbonate, carrageenan, tocopherols added to protect flavor.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Nutrition Bar

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Nutrition Bar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 40-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Nutrition 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 0750049110108: 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.