Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar

Name: Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar
Brand: Clif Bar

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Clif Crunchy Peanut Butter energy bars

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−50

cadmium−35

arsenic−15

Ingredients

−67

organic brown rice syrup−13

soy protein isolate−12

organic tapioca syrup−12

organic invert cane syrup−11

natural flavor−11

2 smaller deductions−8

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+27

Minimum score+27

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Clif Crunchy Peanut Butter energy 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.

Cadmium16 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Protein Bar

Arsenic22 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Protein Bar

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Protein Bar

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Protein Bar

Ingredients · 16

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	260 kcal	177 kcal
Fat	8 g	5.44 g
Saturated fat	1 g	0.68 g
Carbohydrates	40 g	27.2 g
Sugars	17 g	11.6 g
Fiber	5 g	3.4 g
Protein	11 g	7.48 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar healthy?

Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar 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, Clif Crunchy Peanut Butter energy bars. Per serving it carries 3g fiber, 7g protein and 12g sugar. 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 Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar?

Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar lists 16 ingredients, starting with Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Soy Rice Crisps, Soy Protein Isolate and Rice Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar?

177 kcal per serving, or 260 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar’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 Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar?

Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar scores worse than most protein & snack bars we have scored. A higher-scoring option in protein & snack bars is That’s It Fig Bar at 100/100.

Is Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar organic?

Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar is not certified organic in our data.

Has Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Oats, brown rice syrup, soy protein isolate/soy rice crisps, rice flour with peanut butter and peanuts; no chocolate.) with the other products in its family, Clif Crunchy Peanut Butter energy 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 Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar contain heavy metals?

Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Bar 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 22 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Protein Bar and cadmium at 16 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Protein Bar. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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