Caution

Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar

by Barebells

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850000429345 · Barebells · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850000429345 · Serving size 1 bar (55 g)

The verdict

Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar by Barebells scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 19 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 19-component label is layered, beginning with Vegan Protein Blend, Soy Protein Isolate, Pea Protein Isolate. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 19 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0850000429345
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.

00429345 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 19 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 44% LEAD-FLAG Polydextrose PHOTO-FINISH Hazelnut & Nougat · ±0 BOOK-OFF …429345 · July 2026

4 of 19 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polydextrose). Source sheet 00429345 · 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: Hazelnut & Nougat · Nearest score peer is Hazelnut & Nougat 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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan P…85/1002. Hazelnut & Nougat: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Hazelnut & Nougat85/1003. Caffeine drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Caffeine drink85/1004. BCAA Caribbean: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. BCAA Caribbean85/1005. Sparkling Blackcurrant and Cherry Flavoured Spring Water: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sparkling Blackcurrant an…85/100
High-band neighbours for Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar (85/100) outside Barebells.
Chart values as text

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

Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar
85/100
Hazelnut & Nougat
85/100
Caffeine drink
85/100
BCAA Caribbean
85/100
Sparkling Blackcurrant and Cherry Flavoured Spring Water
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. Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan 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

Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar lists 19 ingredients on its label

19 56th percentile a longer ingredient list than 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Above this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Above this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Above this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 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: 19 (56th 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.

Full Ingredient List

VEGAN PROTEIN BLEND (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, RICE PROTEIN), VEGETABLE ER MALTITOL, POLYDEXTROSE, COCOA BUTTER, OLIGOFRUCTOSE, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, ROASTED HAZELNUT PLES SUNFLOWER OIL, RICE FLOUR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, TAPIOCA STARCH, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALL SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SUCRALOSE. CONTAINS: SOYBEANS, HAZELNUTS. UD VIEW BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90066, UNITED STATES.

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polydextrose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan Protein Bar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 19-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polydextrose. Open Polydextrose
  • Compare Hazelnut & Nougat Vegan 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 0850000429345: 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.