Dark Chocolate Peanut Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola Bars

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Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Peanut Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola Bars scores 5/100 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 2g fiber, 3g protein and 9g 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.

Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Peanut Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola Bars lists 20 ingredients, starting with Roasted Peanuts, Corn Syrup, Whole Grain Oats, Sugar and Dark Chocolate Chunks. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

160 kcal per serving, or 471 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Peanut Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola Bars on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Peanut Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola 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.