Bars
Kind Minis Bar Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate
7.0 oz/200 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 7
Kind Minis Bar Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate scores 7 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Minis Bar Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar 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 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 10 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 93 = 7
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, 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). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 35 g |
| Saturated fat | 10 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 20 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 BAR (20 g)
Ingredients
- PEANUTS
- GLUCOSE SYRUP (high concern)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- HONEY (high concern)
- PALM KERNEL OIL
- ALMONDS
- PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SEA SALT)
- SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE
- UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE
- ALKALIZED COCOA
- CHICORY ROOT FIBER
- SOY LECITHIN
- TAPIOCA STARCH
- SEA SALT
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- COCOA BUTTER
Label text, as published
PEANUTS, GLUCOSE SYRUP, SUGAR, HONEY, PALM KERNEL OIL, ALMONDS, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SEA SALT), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, ALKALIZED COCOA, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, SOY LECITHIN, TAPIOCA STARCH, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, COCOA BUTTER.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy
- Not vegan
- 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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“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