Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter

Name: Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter
Brand: Perfect Bar

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Perfect Bar Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Mini

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−84

cadmium−57

lead−16

arsenic−11

Ingredients

−47

sunflower oil−43

dark chocolate−4

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+41

Minimum score+41

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium89 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 18×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead13 ppbof 5 ppb

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

Arsenic11 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Perfect Bar Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Mini

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Cadmium89 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 18×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter

Lead13 ppbof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter

Arsenic11 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered 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 Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter

Ingredients · 13

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Common questions

Is Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter healthy?

Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter 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 Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Mini. 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 mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter?

Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter lists 13 ingredients, starting with Almonds, Egg Whites, Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate and Cocoa Butter. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter contain seed oils?

Yes. Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter lists Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter?

Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter 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 mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter compare to other protein & snack bars?

At 0/100 Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter 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 mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter organic?

Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter is not certified organic in our data.

Has Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Perfect Bar Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Mini), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 13 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 11 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 89 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Perfect Bar mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 11 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter, cadmium at 89 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter and lead at 13 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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