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Bugles Sweet And Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Snacks: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Bugles

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Bugles sweet and salty chocolate peanut butter snacks received a Longevity Score of 34 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined corn snack with added sugars, coconut/palm kernel oil, and preservatives; low fiber and protein for the calories. Strengths include some peanut butter and cocoa, modest per-serving sodium, and low protein but some peanut-derived content, while main considerations include refined degermed cornmeal base with low fiber, high saturated fat from coconut/palm kernel oil, and added sugars plus dextrose, fructose, and sugar.

Longevity Score 34/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains some peanut butter and cocoa
  • Modest per-serving sodium
  • Low protein but some peanut-derived content

What held the score back?

  • Refined degermed cornmeal base with low fiber
  • High saturated fat from coconut/palm kernel oil
  • Added sugars plus dextrose, fructose, and sugar

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Bugles Sweet And Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Snacks
Brand
Bugles
Category
Snacks
GTIN / UPC
00016000505377
Serving size
32 g (2/3 cup)
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

Bugles

Sweet And Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Snacks

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined corn snack with added sugars, coconut/palm kernel oil, and preservatives; low fiber and protein for the calories.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0.9g fiber

3% DV

High Sat. Fat

5g saturated fat

25% DV

High Added Sugar

10.6g added sugar

21% DV

Refined Grains

Refined sugars and starches

Added Sweetener

Dextrose

Contains Seed Oils

Soybean oil

Whole Foods

Peanut butter, Cocoa

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

Key Positives

  • Contains some peanut butter and cocoa
  • Modest per-serving sodium
  • Low protein but some peanut-derived content

Key Concerns

  • Refined degermed cornmeal base with low fiber
  • High saturated fat from coconut/palm kernel oil
  • Added sugars plus dextrose, fructose, and sugar
  • Preservatives (TBHQ, BHT) and multiple additives

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Peanut butterCocoa

Processing signals

Degermed corn mealRefined sugars and starchesUltra-processed snack format

Additives

TBHQBHTCitric acidDistilled monoglyceridesSoy lecithinNatural flavor

Seed oils

Soybean oil

Added sweeteners

DextroseSugarFructose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Vegetable Oil (coconut and/or palm kernel), Dextrose, Sugar, Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, salt), Cocoa. Contains 2% or less of: Salt, Fructose, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Distilled Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Baking Soda, Whole Milk Solids, Soybean Oil, Corn Starch, Natural Flavor. Freshness Preserved by TBHQ, BHT and Citric Acid.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

164

8% DV

Total Carbs

20g

7% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

5g

25% DV

Fiber

0.9g

3% DV

Net Carbs

19.1g

7% DV

Sugar

10.6g

Added Sugar

10.6g

21% DV

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

129mg

6% DV

Unsaturated Fat

3g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1648% DV
Total Carbs20g7% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat5g25% DV
Fiber0.9g3% DV
Net Carbs19.1g7% DV
Sugar10.6g—
Added Sugar10.6g21% DV
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium129mg6% DV
Unsaturated Fat3g—

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 sugar (10.6g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

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

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (5g)

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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: Lower protein (2g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (10.6g)

    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 (10.6g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

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    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (10.6g of 20g carbs)

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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 Bugles Sweet And Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Snacks highly processed?

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

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Bugles Sweet And Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Snacks shows about 0.86g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Bugles Sweet And Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Snacks: 10.6g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Dextrose, Sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains some peanut butter and cocoa; Modest per-serving sodium; Low protein but some peanut-derived content.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined degermed cornmeal base with low fiber; High saturated fat from coconut/palm kernel oil; Added sugars plus dextrose, fructose, and sugar.

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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