Chewy Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

Ingredient score

Higher-concern ingredient detected

Worth a closer look

• Partially hydrogenated oilHigher concern

  The main source of industrial trans fat, which raises heart-disease risk; FDA no longer allows it to be added to food.

  Avoid or limit in the stated context.

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• Caramel colorLimited concern

  Some types contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen in animal studies; FDA sees no short-term risk at food levels.

  Worth knowing; no urgent action implied.

  More about Caramel color

• BHTLimited concern

  Animal studies are mixed, and regulators permit it within set limits.

  Worth knowing; no urgent action implied.

  More about BHT

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Ingredients

About this result

USDA FoodData Central record · updated Jul 4, 2018 · US · 8.4 oz/240 g

Product data and photos from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License and CC BY-SA. Product data from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov), in the public domain.

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