Protein bars
Perfect Bar Peanut Butter Perfect Bar
71 g
Score
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- No additives
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 54
Perfect Bar Peanut Butter Perfect Bar scores 54 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 11 points Sugars 26.8 g / 100 g: Very high in sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Peanut Butter Perfect Bar
Ingredients
- Honey minus 20 points
- Rice protein minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 26.8 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Saturated fat 4.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 479 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 46.5 = 53.5 → 54
Can’t score above 79. Contains honey, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 479 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 26.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 38 g |
| Sugars | 26.8 g |
| Added sugars | 18.3 g |
| Fiber | 4.2 g |
| Protein | 23.9 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 1 bar (71 g)
Ingredients
- PEANUT BUTTER
- HONEY (high concern)
- NONFAT DRY MILK
- DRIED WHOLE EGG POWDER
- RICE PROTEIN
- DRIED WHOLE FOOD POWDERS (KALE, FLAX SEED, ROSE HIP, ORANGE, LEMON, PAPAYA, TOMATO, APPLE, ALFALFA, CELERY, KELP, DULSE, CARROT, SPINACH) (not recognized)
- FLAX SEED OIL
- SESAME SEED OIL
- OLIVE OIL
- PUMPKIN SEED OIL
Label text, as published
PEANUT BUTTER *, HONEY *, NONFAT DRY MILK *, DRIED WHOLE EGG POWDER *, RICE PROTEIN *, DRIED WHOLE FOOD POWDERS (KALE *, FLAX SEED *, ROSE HIP *, ORANGE *, LEMON *, PAPAYA *, TOMATO *, APPLE *, ALFALFA *, CELERY *, KELP *, DULSE *, CARROT *, SPINACH*), FLAX SEED OIL *, SESAME SEED OIL *, OLIVE OIL *, PUMPKIN SEED OIL *. *ORGANIC
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Egg, Sesame, Celery
May contain: Tree nuts
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk