Nature Valley Protein Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar

Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar: 4/5 ingredient safety

Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar by Nature Valley Protein has 3 tracked ingredients, 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 / Snacks / Cereals and potatoes / Sweet snacks / Cereals and their products / Bars

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 Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar, 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients carry 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 Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar 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 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
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

roasted peanuts, almonds, soy protein isolate, chicory root extract, sugar, corn syrup, vegetable oils (palm kernel, palm, canola), roasted sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds, sunflower oil), toasted coconut, whey protein concentrate, fructose, cocoa, vegetable glycerin, rice starch, corn starch, salt, soy lecithin, dextrose, natural flavor, baking soda,

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0016000507678
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
France,United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Peanut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Chewy Bar's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is 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.