Bars
Bobo's DIPP'D Original Bar
5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 6
Bobo's DIPP'D Original Bar scores 6 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
DIPP'D Original Bar
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Palm kernel oil minus 2.5 points
- Glycerin minus 1.5 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 28.6 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 10.7 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.3 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 393 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 94 = 6
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 393 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 14.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 10.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 64.3 g |
| Sugars | 28.6 g |
| Added sugars | 28.6 g |
| Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 1 bar (28 g)
Ingredients
- WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS
- BROWN RICE SYRUP (high concern)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- COCONUT OIL
- PALM KERNEL OIL
- VEGETABLE GLYCERIN
- ALKALIZED COCOA
- GUM ARABIC
- UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE
- XANTHAN GUM
- SEA SALT
- SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER)
- VITAMIN E (FOR FRESHNESS)
- NATURAL FLAVOR
Label text, as published
WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, BROWN RICE SYRUP, SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, ALKALIZED COCOA, GUM ARABIC, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, XANTHAN GUM, SEA SALT, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), VITAMIN E (FOR FRESHNESS), NATURAL FLAVOR.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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