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The Original

Contains added sugars

This chewy-crisp bar combines honey, peanut butter, peanuts, cranberries and grains. It contains palm oil and several sweeteners, with 25 g of total sugars per bar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains dairyContains peanutsContains wheat
$3.25 lowest price at Garuka Bars
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
260caloriesPer serving · 1 bar (62g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
3g
Added sugar
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Sodium
92mg▲
Saturated fat
2g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Raw Honey, Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt), Dried Cranberries (cranberries, sugar), Whole Grain Flakes (khorasan wheat flour*, whole wheat meal*, evaporated cane juice*, whole oat flour*, spelt flour*, barley flour*, whole millet*, barley malt extract*, quinoa*, sea salt, honey*), Peanuts, Brown Rice Puffs (brown rice*, brown rice syrup*, sea salt), Brown Sugar, Butter. *Organic
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%43
Ingredients · counts 30%80
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 5%50
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 43 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less sodium (92 mg); 40 g added sugar per 1 bar
Ingredients 80 · Honey, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · A bar made with grains, peanuts, fruit, butter and several sweeteners
Sourcing 50 · Handmade in Vermont; ingredient growing and sourcing practices aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and a Vermont-made claim; no growing claims
Contains palm oil and several sugars
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for honey
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Raw Honey Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt) Dried Cranberries (cranberries, sugar) Whole Grain Flakes (khorasan wheat flour*, whole wheat meal*, evaporated cane juice*, whole oat flour*, spelt flour*, barley flour*, whole millet*, barley malt extract*, quinoa*, sea salt, honey*) Peanuts Brown Rice Puffs (brown rice*, brown rice syrup*, sea salt) Brown Sugar Butter. *Organic
8 ingredients 5 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Brown rice syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that can contain notable arsenic, as a 2012 Dartmouth study of products made with it found.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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