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Bob's Red Mill Peanut Butter, Banana & Oats Flavored Bob's Bars: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Bob's Red Mill

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Frequent Choice

Bob's Red Mill peanut butter, banana & oats flavored bob's bars received a Longevity Score of 84 out of 100 (frequent choice). Simple whole-food bar with peanuts, oats, and banana; modest added sweetening and low additive load keep it solidly aligned. Strengths include peanuts and whole grain oats as main ingredients, short, recognizable ingredient list, and fiber and plant protein per bar, while main considerations include tapioca syrup and honey add sugar, calorie-dense relative to bar size, and natural flavor is a less specific ingredient.

Longevity Score 84/100

What helped the score?

  • Peanuts and whole grain oats as main ingredients
  • Short, recognizable ingredient list
  • Fiber and plant protein per bar

What held the score back?

  • Tapioca syrup and honey add sugar
  • Calorie-dense relative to bar size
  • Natural flavor is a less specific ingredient

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Bob's Red Mill Peanut Butter, Banana & Oats Flavored Bob's Bars
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00039978089021
Serving size
50 g (1 bar)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Bob's Red Mill

Peanut Butter, Banana & Oats Flavored Bob's Bars

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Simple whole-food bar with peanuts, oats, and banana; modest added sweetening and low additive load keep it solidly aligned.

What Stands Out

Added Sweetener

tapioca syrup

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Good Protein

7g protein

14% DV

Whole Foods

peanuts, whole grain oats

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Peanuts and whole grain oats as main ingredients
  • Short, recognizable ingredient list
  • Fiber and plant protein per bar
  • Low sodium for a packaged snack

Key Concerns

  • Tapioca syrup and honey add sugar
  • Calorie-dense relative to bar size
  • Natural flavor is a less specific ingredient

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

peanuts

Whole-food ingredients

peanutswhole grain oatsbananahoney

Processing signals

binder syrupnatural flavor

Additives

natural flavorrosemary extract (preservative)

Added sweeteners

tapioca syruphoney

Ingredients

Ingredient list

PEANUTS, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP, ORGANIC HONEY, BANANA, NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

210

11% DV

Total Carbs

28g

10% DV

Protein

7g

14% DV

Saturated Fat

1.5g

8% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

25g

9% DV

Sugar

10g

Added Sugar

8g

16% DV

Total Fat

9g

12% DV

Sodium

100mg

4% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

7.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories21011% DV
Total Carbs28g10% DV
Protein7g14% DV
Saturated Fat1.5g8% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs25g9% DV
Sugar10g—
Added Sugar8g16% DV
Total Fat9g12% DV
Sodium100mg4% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat7.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (25g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Moderate-low sodium (100mg)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (10g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (10g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (10g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (28g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Bob's Red Mill Peanut Butter, Banana & Oats Flavored Bob's Bars highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Bob's Red Mill Peanut Butter, Banana & Oats Flavored Bob's Bars shows about 3g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Bob's Red Mill Peanut Butter, Banana & Oats Flavored Bob's Bars: 8g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include tapioca syrup, honey. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Peanuts and whole grain oats as main ingredients; Short, recognizable ingredient list; Fiber and plant protein per bar.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Tapioca syrup and honey add sugar; Calorie-dense relative to bar size; Natural flavor is a less specific ingredient.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same snacks differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Snacks, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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