Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz

Name: Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz
Brand: ALOHA

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: ALOHA Peanut Chocolate Bars

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−87

cadmium−54

lead−26

arsenic−7

Ingredients

−31

organic tapioca fiber−13

organic tapioca syrup−11

organic chocolate−4

organic vegetable glycerin−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+28

Minimum score+28

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

ALOHA Peanut Chocolate Bars

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium69 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 14×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar

Lead55 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 11×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar

Arsenic7 ppbof 10 ppb

70% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar

Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz healthy?

ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, ALOHA Peanut Chocolate Bars. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz?

ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz lists 12 ingredients, starting with Organic Peanuts, Organic Tapioca Fiber, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein and Organic Chocolate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz?

ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz scores worse than most protein & snack bars we have scored. A higher-scoring option in protein & snack bars is LÄRABAR Blueberry Muffin Bars at 99/100.

Is ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz organic?

Yes. ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Peanuts + brown rice and pumpkin seed protein + chocolate; peanut, rice and cocoa all present) with the other products in its family, ALOHA Peanut Chocolate Bars, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz contain heavy metals?

ALOHA Peanut Butter Cup Organic Protein Bar, 1.98 oz itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar, cadmium at 69 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar and lead at 55 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Peanut Butter Cup Plant-Based Protein Bar. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.