Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars

Name: Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars
Brand: David

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 10 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−65

lead−42

cadmium−18

arsenic−5

Ingredients

−85

artificial flavor−24

maltitol−7

allulose−7

soluble corn fiber−7

soy lecithin−6

7 more deductions−34

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+60

Minimum score+60

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead27 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Cadmium18 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic5 ppbof 10 ppb

50% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 22

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	241.94 kcal	150 kcal
Fat	4.03 g	2.5 g
Saturated fat	3.23 g	2 g
Carbohydrates	19.35 g	12 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	1.61 g	1 g
Protein	45.16 g	28 g
Sodium	0.32 g	0.2 g

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Common questions

Is David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars healthy?

David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High 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. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 28g protein and 0g 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 David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars?

David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars lists 22 ingredients, starting with Milk Protein Isolate, Collagen, Whey Protein Concentrate, Egg White and Maltitol. 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 David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars?

150 kcal per serving, or 242 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High 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 David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars?

David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High 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 David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars scores worse than most protein & snack bars we have scored. A higher-scoring option in protein & snack bars is Trader Joe's Apple + Mango Fruit Bar at 100/100.

Is David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars organic?

David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars is not certified organic in our data.

Has David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 27 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 18 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in David Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk High Protein Bars. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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