Strawberry Protein Meal Bars
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Product Insight: Strawberry Protein Meal Bars
Strawberry Protein Meal Bars by Kellogg's Special K is tracked in PlainIngredients with 9 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is A, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 9 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
Soy protein isolate, sugar, soluble corn fiber, vegetable oil (palm kernel and palm oil, soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshness), strawberry flavored fruit pieces (sugar, cranberries, citric acid, natural strawberry flavor with other natural flavors, elderberry juice concentrate for color, sunflower oil), corn syrup, fructose, inulin, milk protein isolate, contains 2% or less of dextrose, water, nonfat yogurt powder (cultured whey protein concentrate, cultured skim milk, yogurt cultures; heat-treated after culturing), glycerin, color added, sorbitol, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, salt, citric acid, strawberry juice concentrate, xanthan gum, bht for freshness, partially defatted peanut flour, almond flour, wheat starch. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), vitamin e (alpha tocopherol acetate), niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Kellogg's Special K
- Barcode
- 0038000291760
- Nutri-Score
- Grade A
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- Mexico,United States
- Stores
- Walmart,samsclub,bodega aurrera
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