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CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FLAVORED PROTEIN MEAL BARS, CHOCOLATE CARAMEL

Name: CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FLAVORED PROTEIN MEAL BARS, CHOCOLATE CARAMEL
Brand: SPECIAL K

SPECIAL K

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

10 of 10 checks resolved · 34 of 46 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict

No refined industrial oils: Vegetable oil, soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil with sorbitan tristearate
No added corn syrup or refined fructose: Corn syrup
Added sugar within limit: 14g added sugar per serving is over the 4g limit.

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 038000563904 · Standard v2.2

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Does not meet the Standard10 of 10 checks resolved · 34 of 46 ingredients identified

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Caused the verdict

No refined industrial oilsVegetable oil, soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil with sorbitan tristearate
No added corn syrup or refined fructoseCorn syrup
Added sugar within limit14g added sugar per serving is over the 4g limit.

Passed

No prohibited ingredients
No high fructose corn syrup
No artificial dyes
No artificial sweeteners
No synthetic preservatives
No carrageenan
No brominated oils

Ingredients identified: 34 of 46Not identified: VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL WITH SORBITAN TRISTEARATE), PALM KERNEL OIL WITH SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, FROM CHICORY ROOT

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What It Is

vegetable oil
corn syrup
14.0g sugar per serving
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Niacin
Riboflavin
Calcium
Xanthan Gum

Sources

What this check read.

SourceHigherBar catalog
UPC038000563904
Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
Standard versionv2.2

Calories170.1

Protein12g24% DV

Total fat4.5g6% DV

Saturated fat3.5g18% DV

Fiber3g11% DV

Total sugars14g

Added sugars14g28% DV

Sodium199.8mg9% DV

As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

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