Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar

Name: Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar
Brand: Perfect Bar

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Perfect Bar Peanut Butter (plain)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−55

cadmium−40

arsenic−15

Ingredients

−85

sunflower oil−26

flax seed oil−26

sesame seed oil−25

olive oil−6

kelp−2

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+45

Minimum score+45

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Perfect Bar Peanut Butter (plain)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium23 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Perfect Bar Peanut Butter

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: Perfect Bar Peanut Butter

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Perfect Bar Peanut Butter

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Perfect Bar Peanut Butter

Ingredients · 26

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	478.87 kcal	340 kcal
Fat	26.76 g	19 g
Saturated fat	4.23 g	3 g
Carbohydrates	38.03 g	27 g
Sugars	26.76 g	19 g
Fiber	4.23 g	3 g
Protein	23.94 g	17 g
Sodium	0.07 g	0.05 g

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Common questions

Is Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar healthy?

Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar 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, Perfect Bar Peanut Butter (plain). Per serving it carries 3g fiber, 17g protein and 19g 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 Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar?

Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar lists 26 ingredients, starting with Peanut Butter, Honey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Whole Egg and Rice Protein. 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 Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar?

340 kcal per serving, or 479 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar contain seed oils?

Yes. Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar lists Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar?

Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar 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 Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar organic?

Yes. Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Peanut butter, honey, nonfat dry milk, egg and rice protein, seed oils, greens powders; no chocolate, no other nut. Whole line is USDA organic.) with the other products in its family, Perfect Bar Peanut Butter (plain), and 2 products in its family have 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 Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar contain heavy metals?

Perfect Bar Organic Peanut Butter Protein Bar 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 Perfect Bar Peanut Butter and cadmium at 23 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Perfect Bar Peanut Butter. 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.