Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars

Name: Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars
Brand: Kirkland Signature

0Avoid

Breakdown

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

Includes lab results from its product family: Kirkland Cashew Chocolate Protein Bars

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−51

cadmium−36

lead−15

Ingredients

−38

soluble corn fiber−13

natural flavors−11

isomalto-oligosaccharides (vegetable source)−4

erythritol−4

cocoa powder (processed with alkali)−3

steviol glycosides−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

Minimum score+4

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Kirkland Cashew Chocolate Protein 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.

Cadmium17 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie

Lead11 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

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

Measured in: Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie

Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars healthy?

Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz 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, Kirkland Cashew Chocolate Protein 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 Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars?

Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars lists 14 ingredients, starting with Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Soluble Corn Fiber, Cashew Butter and Isomalto-oligosaccharides (Vegetable Source). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz 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 Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars?

Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz 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 Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars organic?

Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Milk and whey protein isolate, cashew, unsweetened chocolate and cocoa) with the other products in its family, Kirkland Cashew Chocolate Protein 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 Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz bars contain heavy metals?

Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 20 ct, 2.12 oz 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 17 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie and lead at 11 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie. 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.