Nature Valley Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter

Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter: 4/5 ingredient safety

Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter by Nature Valley has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Cereals and potatoes / Cereals and their products

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Whole grain oats, sugar, whole wheat flour, canola oil, peanut flour, tapioca syrup, palm kernel and palm oils, peanut butter (peanuts, salt), vegetable glycerin, honey, chicory root extract, molasses, nonfat dry milk, salt, whey, baking soda, peanut oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, egg white.

Product Details

Barcode
0016000508736
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Oatmeal Squares Peanut Butter's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.