Nut bars
Marsh Mallow Market The Better Nut Bar
40 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 15
Marsh Mallow Market The Better Nut Bar scores 15 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
The Better Nut Bar
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 12.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 7.5 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 475 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 17.5 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 15 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 85 = 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 475 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 35 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40 g |
| Sugars | 12.5 g |
| Added sugars | 10 g |
| Fiber | 17.5 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 bar (40 g)
Ingredients
- dry roasted almonds
- dry roasted cashews
- fiber blend (soluble tapioca fiber, inulin)
- dark chocolate flavored coating (organic sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], unsweetened chocolate, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor) (moderate concern)
- pumpkin seeds
- honey (high concern)
- sunflower seeds
- soy protein isolate
- brown rice syrup (high concern)
- walnuts
- sea salt
- natural flavor
- soy lecithin
- tapioca starch
- caramelized sugar syrup (high concern)
Label text, as published
dry roasted almonds, dry roasted cashews, fiber blend (soluble tapioca fiber, inulin), dark chocolate flavored coating (organic sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], unsweetened chocolate, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor), pumpkin seeds, honey, sunflower seeds, soy protein isolate, brown rice syrup, walnuts, sea salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin, tapioca starch, caramelized sugar syrup
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy
May contain: Milk, Peanuts, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Larabar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabar · 45 g High in sugarHigh in saturated fatContains added sugarsNo additives Score 44 out of 100 Okay -
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu