GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening

Name: GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening
Brand: GoMacro

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium50 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 10×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic26 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead13 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening healthy?

GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening 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. 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 MacroBar Sweet Awakening?

GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening lists 12 ingredients, starting with Organic Pea Protein, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Protein, Organic Almond Butter and Organic Cocoa Butter. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening’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 MacroBar Sweet Awakening?

GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening 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 MacroBar Sweet Awakening organic?

GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening is not certified organic in our data.

Has GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 13 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 26 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 50 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in GoMacro MacroBar Sweet Awakening. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.