Chewy Bar

How it scored 50 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 30 listed

• 1 Chicory Root
  Root of Cichorium intybus, used as a coffee substitute and as a source of inulin (a soluble fiber).
  Low
• 2 Chocolate Chunk
  Pieces of chocolate (typically semisweet or milk chocolate) used as inclusions in baked goods.
  Low
• 3 Oat
  Whole grain Avena sativa, available as groats, steel-cut, rolled, or instant oats.
  Safe
• 4 Corn Syrup
  A sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture produced from corn starch hydrolysate. The high-fructose form (HFCS) contains approximately 42% or 55%…
  Moderate
• 5 Rice Flour
  Flour milled from rice grains.
  Safe
• 6 Barley Flakes
  Whole barley grains that have been steamed and rolled into flakes, similar to rolled oats.
  Low
• 7 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 8 Canola
  Canola (Brassica napus) — typically refers to canola oil, a low-erucic-acid rapeseed oil.
  Low
• 9 Palm Kernel Oil
  Edible oil from kernels (seeds) of oil palm fruit (Elaeis guineensis); ~80% saturated fat (mostly lauric acid).
  Low
• 10 Glycerol
  Glycerol (glycerin, E422) is a sugar alcohol that is a colorless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid.
  Low
• 11 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 12 Maltodextrin
  A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…
  Moderate
• 13 Tricalcium Phosphate
  Calcium phosphate compound (Ca3(PO4)2) used as anticaking agent, calcium fortificant, and pH regulator.
  Low
• 14 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 15 Sugarcane Fiber
  Insoluble dietary fiber derived from sugarcane stalks (bagasse) after juice extraction, composed primarily of cellulose, hemicellulose, and …
  Low
• 16 Dutch Cocoa
  Cocoa powder treated with an alkalizing agent (potassium carbonate) to neutralize natural acidity, a process known as Dutching.
  Low
• 17 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 18 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 19 Fructose
  A monosaccharide sugar naturally found in fruits, honey, and some vegetables; also produced industrially.
  Moderate
• 20 Malt Extract
  Concentrate produced by water extraction of malted barley; contains maltose, other sugars, amino acids, and B-vitamins.
  Low
• 21 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 22 Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose
  Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (cellulose gum, E466) is a chemically modified cellulose derivative.
  Moderate
• 23 Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
  Sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3), commonly known as baking soda.
  Low
• 24 Whole Milk
  Unmodified cow's milk containing approximately 3.25% milkfat with naturally occurring proteins, lactose, vitamins, and minerals.
  Low
• 25 Vitamin E
  Fat-soluble vitamin (alpha-tocopherol and related tocopherols/tocotrienols); essential nutrient and antioxidant.
  Low
• 26 Preservative
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified preservative additive(s).
  Low
• 27 Cocoa Paste
  Cocoa paste (chocolate liquor) is the ground product of roasted cacao beans.
  Safe
• 28 Cocoa Butter Safe
• 29 Vanilla
  Flavoring derived from cured pods of Vanilla planifolia orchids, or from synthetic/natural vanillin.
  Safe
• 30 Tocopherol-Rich Extract
  Tocopherol-rich extract — a natural extract of mixed tocopherols (vitamin E forms) from vegetable oils, used as a natural antioxidant.
  Low