Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars

Name: Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars
Brand: BUILT

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: BUILT Puff (cocoa marshmallow-style base)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−50

cadmium−39

lead−11

Ingredients

−85

palm oil−32

palm kernel oil−32

natural flavors−7

soy lecithin−7

glycerin−3

2 smaller deductions−4

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+45

Minimum score+45

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

BUILT Puff (cocoa marshmallow-style base)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Cadmium22 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Brownie Batter Puff Protein Bar, 1.41 oz

Lead6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Brownie Batter Puff Protein Bar, 1.41 oz

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Brownie Batter Puff Protein Bar, 1.41 oz

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Brownie Batter Puff Protein Bar, 1.41 oz

Ingredients · 11

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars healthy?

BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars 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, BUILT Puff (cocoa marshmallow-style base). 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 BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars?

BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars lists 11 ingredients, starting with Glycerin, Sugar, Water, Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars’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 BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars?

BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars 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 BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars organic?

BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars is not certified organic in our data.

Has BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Hydrolyzed whey + collagen, glycerin, sugar, palm oils, cocoa processed with alkali, gelatin; no nut, cinnamon or wheat-cookie pieces) with the other products in its family, BUILT Puff (cocoa marshmallow-style base), 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 BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars contain heavy metals?

BUILT Puff Coconut Whey Protein Bars itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 22 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Brownie Batter Puff Protein Bar, 1.41 oz and lead at 6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Brownie Batter Puff Protein Bar, 1.41 oz. 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.