Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter

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

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−84

cadmium−57

lead−16

arsenic−11

Ingredients

−74

pure sesame seed oil−41

olive oil−13

natural flavor−11

kelp−3

chocolate−3

dark chocolate−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+68

Minimum score+68

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

Ingredients · 28

GoodCautionAvoid

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Healthier swaps

Same shelf, cleaner ingredients

Browse Protein & Snack Bars

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. 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 28 ingredients, starting with Olive Oil, Cane Sugar, Sea Salt, Honey and Flax Seed. 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?

No. Nothing in Perfect Bar Mini Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter’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 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 That’s It Fig Bar at 100/100.

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.

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.

Full methodology: how we score products.