Safe

Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar

by Aldi

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4099100115864 · Aldi · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4099100115864

The verdict

Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar by Aldi scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 49-component record, beginning with Apple Filling, Invert Sugar, Corn Syrup. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 49 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00115864 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-RARE Potassium Bicarbonate PHOTO-FINISH Fruit & Grain · ±0 BOOK-OFF …115864 · July 2026

18 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Bicarbonate). Source sheet 00115864 · 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: Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar · Nearest score peer is Fruit & Grain Soft Baked 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. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked …100/1002. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked …100/1003. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked …100/1004. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked …100/1005. Sweet & Salty Nut Cashew Granola Bars: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sweet & Salty Nut Cashew …100/100
High-band neighbours for Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar (100/100) outside Aldi.
Chart values as text

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

Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar
100/100
Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar
100/100
Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar
100/100
Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar
100/100
Sweet & Salty Nut Cashew Granola Bars
100/100

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. Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 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

Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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: 49 (95th 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

1
Apple Filling
2
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
3
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
4
Apple Puree Concentrate
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
7
Corn Starch
8
Sodium Alginate
9
Methylcellulose
10
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
11
Monocalcium Phosphate
12
Organic Ground Cinnamon
13
Dicalcium Phosphate
14
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
15
Apple Juice
16
Whole Grain Rolled Oats
17
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
18
Enriched Wheat Flour
19
Bleached Wheat Flour
20
Malted Barley Flour
21
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Reduced Iron
23
Thiamin Mononitrate
24
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
26
Vegetable Oil Blend
27
Canola Oil
28
Palm Oil
29
Palm Kernel Oil
30
Soy Lecithin
31
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
32
Baking Soda
33
Corn Syrup Solids
34
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
35
Honey
36
Wheat Bran
37
Potassium Bicarbonate
FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
38
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
39
Vital Wheat Gluten
40
Corn Starch
41
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
42
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Thiamin Hydrochloride
44
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Cyanocobalamin
47
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Natural Flavors
49
Molasses

Full Ingredient List

apple filling, invert sugar, corn syrup, apple puree concentrate, sugar, glycerin, modified corn starch, sodium alginate, methylcellulose, malic acid, monocalcium phosphate, ground cinnamon, dicalcium phosphate, citric acid, apple juice, whole grain rolled oats, whole grain wheat flour, enriched wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, vegetable oil blend, canola oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, salt, baking soda, corn syrup solids, calcium carbonate, honey, wheat bran, salt, potassium bicarbonate, sorbitan monostearate, vital wheat gluten, ground cinnamon, corn starch, xanthan gum, vitamin A palmitate, reduced iron, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, niacin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, cyanocobalamin, zinc oxide, dicalcium phosphate, natural flavors, molasses

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar

Neighbours outside Aldi with screening scores in the same high band as Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Aldi; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Fruit & Grain Soft Baked Bar has a longer ingredient list than 95% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 4099100115864: 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.