GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip

Name: GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip
Brand: GoMacro

0Avoid

Breakdown

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

Includes lab results from its product family: GoMacro Oatmeal Chocolate Chip bars

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−86

cadmium−52

lead−19

arsenic−15

Ingredients

−24

organic brown rice syrup−13

organic natural flavor−11

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+20

Minimum score+20

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

GoMacro Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 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.

Cadmium59 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 12×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

Lead19 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

Arsenic21 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ingredients · 13

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Common questions

Is GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip healthy?

GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 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, GoMacro Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 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 GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip?

GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip lists 13 ingredients, starting with Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Sunflower Seed Butter, Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Protein, Organic Pea Protein and Organic Gluten-free Rolled Oats. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip’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 GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip?

GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 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 GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip organic?

GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip is not certified organic in our data.

Has GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Sunflower seed butter, gluten-free oats, cocoa, brown rice; no nut, cinnamon) with the other products in its family, GoMacro Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 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 GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip contain heavy metals?

GoMacro, LLC Organic MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 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 21 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie, cadmium at 59 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie and lead at 19 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in GoMacro Organic Kids MacroBar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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