Bars
Perfect Bar Almond Butter
2.3 oz/65 g
Score
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No additives
Why it scores 51
Perfect Bar Almond Butter scores 51 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 27.7 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
Almond Butter
Ingredients
- Honey minus 20 points
- Rice protein minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 27.7 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 2.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 492 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 6.2 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 49 = 51
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). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 492 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 29.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 38.5 g |
| Sugars | 27.7 g |
| Added sugars | 18.5 g |
| Fiber | 6.2 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 1 bar (65 g)
Ingredients
- ALMOND BUTTER
- HONEY (high concern)
- NONFAT DRY MILK* ALMOND PIECES
- DRIED WHOLE EGG POWDER
- RICE PROTEIN
- SESAME SEEDS
- 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
- SUNFLOWER OIL
- SESAME SEED OIL
- OLIVE OIL
- PUMPKIN SEED OIL
Label text, as published
ALMOND BUTTER, HONEY*, NONFAT DRY MILK* ALMOND PIECES, DRIED WHOLE EGG POWDER*, RICE PROTEIN *, SESAME SEEDS*, DRIED WHOLE FOOD POWDERS (KALE*, FLAX SEED*, ROSE HIP*, ORANGE*, LEMON*, PAPAYA*, TOMATO* APPLE*, ALFALFA*, CELERY*, KELP *, DULSE*, CARROT*, SPINACH*), FLAX SEED OIL*, SUNFLOWER OIL*, SESAME SEED OIL *, OLIVE OIL*, PUMPKIN SEED OIL*. *ORGANIC
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Egg, Sesame, Celery
- Not vegan
- 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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“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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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