Snacks
Kind Nut Butter Filled Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter
1.3 oz/37 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 9
Kind Nut Butter Filled Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter scores 9 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 Corn syrup: 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.
The Receipt
Nut Butter Filled Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Honey 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 21.6 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 5.4 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 459 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 8.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 91 = 9
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 | 459 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 32.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 54.1 g |
| Sugars | 21.6 g |
| Added sugars | 21.6 g |
| Fiber | 8.1 g |
| Protein | 10.8 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 BAR (37 g)
Ingredients
- peanut butter (peanuts)
- oats
- oat flour
- cane sugar (high concern)
- tapioca syrup (high concern)
- canola oil
- peanuts
- honey (high concern)
- semi-sweet chocolate (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract) (moderate concern)
- cocoa powder
- sorghum flour
- vegetable glycerin
- quinoa
- gum acacia
- sea salt
- palm oil
- palm kernel oil
- molasses (high concern)
- alkalized cocoa
- almond butter
- natural flavor
- vitamin e (mixed tocopherols for freshness)
- soy lecithin
Label text, as published
peanut butter (peanuts), oats, oat flour, cane sugar, tapioca syrup, canola oil, peanuts, honey, semi-sweet chocolate (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract), cocoa powder, sorghum flour, vegetable glycerin, quinoa, gum acacia, sea salt, palm oil, palm kernel oil, molasses, alkalized cocoa, almond butter, natural flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols for freshness), soy lecithin,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Kind
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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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu