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Betty Lou's Cashew Pecan Energy Ball - 1.4 oz

Contains added sugar syrups

Cashews, pecans, oats and dried fruit make up this plant-based snack. It has 7 g added sugar and contains natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains tree nuts
$2.65 1.4 oz · lowest price at Bountiful Beloit + Authentic Arts
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
180caloriesPer serving · 1 Ball (40g)
Protein
4g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
7g▼
Sodium
105mg
Saturated fat
1g▲
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Ingredients: Cashews, oats, brown rice syrup, grape juice, pecans, brown rice crisps (brown rice, brown rice syrup, salt), tapioca syrup, raisins, sunflower seeds, dried apples, tapioca syrup solids, rice flour, water, natural flavors, cinnamon, sea salt, mixed tocopherols (vitamin E), rice bran
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score DNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%61
Ingredients · counts 30%70
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 5%40
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 61 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: less fiber (1 g), less saturated fat (1 g); 7 g added sugar per 1 Ball
Ingredients 70 · Brown rice syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Rice flour (refined starch, −6); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 58 · Nuts and fruit are combined with syrups and natural flavors
Sourcing 40 · No origin or growing practices are stated; syrups are major ingredients
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are unspecified
7 g added sugar
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−26 for brown rice syrup, rice flour
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cashews Oats Brown rice syrup Grape juice Pecans Brown rice crisps (brown rice, brown rice syrup, salt) Tapioca syrup Raisins Sunflower seeds Dried apples Tapioca syrup solids Rice flour Water Natural flavors Cinnamon Sea salt Mixed tocopherols (vitamin E) Rice bran
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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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Tocopherols (vitamin E) (E306–E309)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin E, used to keep oils fresh; safe.
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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