Caution

Munchies Protein Bar

by Alani

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810030518051 · Alani · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810030518051 · Serving size 1 serving (50 g)

The verdict

Munchies Protein Bar by Alani 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 Chocolate Flavored Coating, Whey Protein Concentrate, Palm Kernel Oil. 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
0810030518051
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.

30518051 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Munchies 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 11% LEAD-FLAG Maltitol PHOTO-FINISH DREAM FLOAT ENERGY · ±0 BOOK-OFF …518051 · July 2026

11 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Maltitol). Source sheet 30518051 · 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: DREAM FLOAT ENERGY DRINK · Nearest score peer is DREAM FLOAT ENERGY DRINK 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. Munchies Protein Bar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Munchies Protein Bar85/1002. DREAM FLOAT ENERGY DRINK: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. DREAM FLOAT ENERGY DRINK85/1003. Strawberry sunrise: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Strawberry sunrise85/1004. Dream Float: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Dream Float85/1005. Pre-Workout BREEZEBERRY: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pre-Workout BREEZEBERRY85/100
High-band neighbours for Munchies Protein Bar (85/100) outside Alani.
Chart values as text

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

Munchies Protein Bar
85/100
DREAM FLOAT ENERGY DRINK
85/100
Strawberry sunrise
85/100
Dream Float
85/100
Pre-Workout BREEZEBERRY
85/100

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. Munchies Protein Bar scores 1.1 points below that category average (85/100 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

Munchies Protein Bar lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. 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: 39 (89th 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 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.

1
Chocolate Flavored Coating
2
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
3
Palm Kernel Oil
4
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Cocoa Powder
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Soy Lecithin
8
Vanilla
9
Vegetable Glycerin
10
Hydrolyzed Collagen
11
Peanuts
12
Soy Protein Isolate
13
Water
14
Sweetened Condensed Milk
15
Milk Solids
16
Pretzels
17
Corn Starch
18
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Palm Oil
21
Carboxymethylcellulose
22
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
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Sunflower Lecithin
25
Baking Soda
26
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
27
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
28
Monocalcium Phosphate
29
Yeast
30
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
Peanut Flour
32
Peanut Butter
33
Soy Protein Crisps
34
Milk Protein Concentrate
35
Whey Protein Isolate
36
Butter
37
Cream
38
Natural And Artificial Flavors
39
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved

Full Ingredient List

Chocolate Flavored Coating (Whey Protein Concentrate, Palm Kernel Oil, Maltitol, Cocoa Powder, Sugar, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Maltitol, Vegetable Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Peanuts, Soy Protein Isolate, Water, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk Solids, Sugar), Pretzels (Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Palm Oil, Carboxymethylcellulose, Dextrose, Salt, Sunflower Lecithin, Baking Soda [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate], Yeast, Citric Acid), Peanut Flour, Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Salt, Palm Oil), Whey Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate), Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Palm Kernel Oil, Butter (Cream, Salt), Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Salt, Sucralose.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Munchies Protein Bar

Neighbours outside Alani with screening scores in the same high band as Munchies Protein Bar (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Alani; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Maltitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Munchies 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 Munchies 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 0810030518051: 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.