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PEANUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK FLAVORED SWEET & SALTY PRETZEL BARS, PEANUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK

KROGER · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
Sugar (Refined) Caution Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Soy Lecithin Caution Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Corn Syrup Caution Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Canola Oil Not approved Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
Soybean Oil Not approved Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Maltodextrin Caution Highly processed starch derivative with a glycemic index higher than table sugar.
Natural Flavor Caution Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×5 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Canola Oil -50 Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
Soybean Oil -50 Industrial seed oil, high in oxidation-prone linoleic acid; typically hexane-extracted.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Soy Lecithin -10 Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Corn Syrup -10 Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Maltodextrin -10 Highly processed starch derivative with a glycemic index higher than table sugar.
Natural Flavor -10 Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.

Ingredients

Peanutsdark chocolate flavored coatingSugar (Refined)palm kernel oilCocoa PowderWhole MilkSoy LecithinSaltCorn Syrupwhole rolled oatsglycerinpretzelsWheat Flourniacinreduced ironthiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acid]Canola OilSoybean Oilleavening [yeastsodium bicarbonateammonium bicarbonate]barley malt extractsemisweet chocolate chunksChocolate LiquorCocoa ButterVanilla ExtractRice Flourascorbic acid - a preservativerosemary extractwheat flakesgum arabicMaltodextrinNatural FlavorHoneyMolassescalcium carbonatedried malt extractcorn syrup solidsCoconut

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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