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Bruks Bars Bars: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Bruks Bars

Quick answer

High integrity

Bruks Bars bars received a Food Integrity Score of 78 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This is a mostly recognizable nut-and-fruit bar with several category-normal whole ingredients doing the heavy lifting. The label picks up some concern from added sugars, a vague chocolate sub-ingredient, a gum, and refined oils. Reasonable to eat occasionally, though it reads more like a snack than a simple whole-food staple. Main considerations include evaporated cane juice and added sugars across several ingredients, xanthan gum as a texture additive, and vague non-alcoholic liquor in the chocolate. Simpler options: Look for bars with only whole nuts, seeds, and dried fruit with no added oil; choose bars without xanthan gum or vague chocolate sub-ingredients.

Food Integrity Score 78/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Evaporated cane juice and added sugars across several ingredients
  • Xanthan gum as a texture additive
  • Vague non-alcoholic liquor in the chocolate

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for bars with only whole nuts, seeds, and dried fruit with no added oil
  • Choose bars without xanthan gum or vague chocolate sub-ingredients

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Bruks Bars Bars
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00639725988074
Serving size
54 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

Food Integrity results

Bars

Bruks Bars

High integrity

Warning Signs

Evaporated cane juice, sunflower oil, and xanthan gum add refined sweetener and texture-helper signals to this bar.

Consider This

Xanthan gum, sunflower oil in dried cherries, and the vague "non-alcoholic liquor" in the chocolate are typical of factory-formulated snack bars.

Good Substitutes

Try a bar built only from whole dates, nuts, seeds, and cinnamon, with no gums or added oils.

Overall Assessment

High integrity

This is a mostly recognizable nut-and-fruit bar with several category-normal whole ingredients doing the heavy lifting. The label picks up some concern from added sugars, a vague chocolate sub-ingredient, a gum, and refined oils. Reasonable to eat occasionally, though it reads more like a snack than a simple whole-food staple.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Evaporated cane juice and added sugars across several ingredients
  • Xanthan gum as a texture additive
  • Vague non-alcoholic liquor in the chocolate

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Vegan chocolate (non-alcoholic liquor) — Vague sub-ingredient name
  • Dried cherries (sunflower oil) — Refined seed oil
  • Xanthan gum — Texture gum additive

Highest concern ingredients

  • Xanthan gum (6/10) — Texture gum functioning as an additive.
  • Vegan chocolate (5/10) — Vague liquor and cane sweetener sub-ingredients.
  • Dried cherries (4/10) — Added sugar and sunflower oil on dried fruit.

Better choice tips

  • Look for bars with only whole nuts, seeds, and dried fruit with no added oil.
  • Choose bars without xanthan gum or vague chocolate sub-ingredients.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ORGANIC DATES, NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SEA SALT), ALMONDS, ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, RAW ORGANIC HONEY, VEGAN CHOCOLATE (EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, CHOCOLATE, NON-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, NON-DAIRY COCOA BUTTER), GLUTEN-FREE OATS, DRIED CHERRIES (MONTMORENCY CHERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL), DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR), WALNUTS, PISTACHIOS, ORGANIC GROUND FLAXSEED, ARROWROOT POWDER, CINNAMON, SALT, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM.

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

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Xanthan gumConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernThickenerWatchlist · Additive

    What this is

    Thickener

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Texture-stabilizing gum, a formulation helper.

    Additional note

    Fermentation-derived gum used for texture.

    Family watchlist

    Texture gum additive

  2. Vegan chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate, non-alcoholic liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter)Concern 5/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Contains a vague "non-alcoholic liquor" and sweetener sub-ingredients.

    Additional note

    Sub-ingredients include evaporated cane juice and a vague liquor.

    Family watchlist

    Vague sub-ingredients and cane sweetener

  3. Dried cherries (Montmorency cherries, sugar, sunflower oil)Concern 4/10 — Mild concernSweetened fruitWatchlist

    What this is

    Sweetened fruit

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Added sugar and refined seed oil on dried fruit.

    Additional note

    Added sugar and sunflower oil on dried fruit.

    Family watchlist

    Added sugar and sunflower oil

  4. Dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernSweetened fruit

    What this is

    Sweetened fruit

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added sugar on dried fruit, common in snack bars.

    Additional note

    Sweetened dried fruit with added sugar.

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  1. Arrowroot powderConcern 3/10 — Mild concernThickener

    What this is

    Thickener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Refined starch used for texture and binding.

    Additional note

    Refined starch used as a binder or thickener.

  2. Organic coconut oilConcern 2/10 — Very low concernRefined oil

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Added fat source that is more refined than whole nuts.

    Additional note

    Plain coconut oil, mildly refined fat source.

  3. Raw organic honeyConcern 2/10 — Very low concernSweetener

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Adds sugars, though minimally processed compared with refined sweeteners.

    Additional note

    Natural sweetener, minimally processed.

  4. Natural vanilla extractConcern 2/10 — Very low concernFlavoring

    What this is

    Flavoring

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Natural flavoring extract, mild processing.

    Additional note

    Extract, mildly processed flavoring.

  5. Gluten-free oatsConcern 1/10 — Very low concernWhole grain

    What this is

    Whole grain

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Why it matters

    Whole grain with expected processing only.

    Additional note

    Oats, category-normal grain processing.

  6. Organic datesConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Recognizable whole fruit with no added processing concern.

    Additional note

    Whole fruit, simple and recognizable.

  7. Natural peanut butter (peanuts, sea salt)Concern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Short, recognizable ingredient list for nut butter.

    Additional note

    Ground peanuts and salt, category-normal.

  8. AlmondsConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Whole nut with no formulation concern.

    Additional note

    Whole nut, simple and recognizable.

  9. WalnutsConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Whole nut with no formulation concern.

    Additional note

    Whole nut, simple and recognizable.

  10. PistachiosConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Whole nut with no formulation concern.

    Additional note

    Whole nut, simple and recognizable.

  11. Organic ground flaxseedConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Ground whole seed with no formulation concern.

    Additional note

    Ground seed, simple and recognizable.

  12. CinnamonConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Recognizable spice with no concern.

    Additional note

    Spice, simple and recognizable.

  13. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Basic seasoning with no concern.

    Additional note

    Basic seasoning.

This Food Integrity score estimates how simple and recognizable the ingredient profile appears. It is not a medical safety rating. 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.

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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "honey". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Ingredients often higher in saturated fat (Mentions "coconut oil". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "honey". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "honey". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "honey". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • Vegetarian

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "oat", "almond", "walnut". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

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 together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Bruks Bars 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?

Bruks Bars Bars shows about 5.02g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Bruks Bars Bars: 17g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include raw honey, evaporated cane juice. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Dates, nuts, seeds, and oats as core ingredients; Fiber about 5g per serving; Low sodium at 135mg.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sugar about 17g per serving from dates, honey, and dried fruit; Saturated fat about 6g from coconut oil and chocolate; Calorie-dense at 250 kcal.

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.

Sources, citations & safety

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