Perfect Bar Peanut Butter

Name: Perfect Bar Peanut Butter
Brand: Perfect Bar

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

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)

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 23

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Common questions

Is Perfect Bar Peanut Butter healthy?

Perfect Bar 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 Peanut Butter?

Perfect Bar Peanut Butter lists 23 ingredients, starting with Olive Oil, Honey, Flax Seed, Spinach and Kale. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Perfect Bar Peanut Butter contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Perfect Bar 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 Peanut Butter?

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

At 0/100 Perfect Bar 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 Peanut Butter organic?

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

Has Perfect Bar Peanut Butter been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Perfect Bar 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 Peanut Butter contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 21 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 23 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Perfect Bar Peanut Butter. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.