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Clif Kid Chocolate Brownie Baked Whole Grain Energy Snack Bars: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Clif Kid

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Clif Kid chocolate brownie baked whole grain energy snack bars received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Whole-grain oat base with fiber, but added sugars and sunflower/soybean oil keep it a moderate-quality snack bar. Strengths include whole-grain oat base with oat fiber, simple recognizable ingredient list, and moderate sodium for a snack bar, while main considerations include multiple added sugar sources (tapioca, cane syrup, cane sugar), sunflower/soybean oil is a prominent seed oil, and low protein for the calories.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole-grain oat base with oat fiber
  • Simple recognizable ingredient list
  • Moderate sodium for a snack bar

What held the score back?

  • Multiple added sugar sources (tapioca, cane syrup, cane sugar)
  • Sunflower/soybean oil is a prominent seed oil
  • Low protein for the calories

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Clif Kid Chocolate Brownie Baked Whole Grain Energy Snack Bars
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00722252191830
Serving size
36 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

Clif Kid

Chocolate Brownie Baked Whole Grain Energy Snack Bars

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Whole-grain oat base with fiber, but added sugars and sunflower/soybean oil keep it a moderate-quality snack bar.

What Stands Out

High Added Sugar

10g added sugar

20% DV

Refined Grains

Multiple refined syrups

Added Sweetener

Tapioca syrup

Contains Seed Oils

Sunflower and/or soybean oil

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Whole Foods

Rolled oats, Oat flour

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

Key Positives

  • Whole-grain oat base with oat fiber
  • Simple recognizable ingredient list
  • Moderate sodium for a snack bar

Key Concerns

  • Multiple added sugar sources (tapioca, cane syrup, cane sugar)
  • Sunflower/soybean oil is a prominent seed oil
  • Low protein for the calories

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Rolled oatsOat flourOat fiberFig pasteCocoa

Processing signals

Baked bar formatMultiple refined syrups

Additives

Natural flavorsSoy lecithinMixed tocopherolsBaking soda

Seed oils

Sunflower and/or soybean oil

Added sweeteners

Tapioca syrupCane syrupCane sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

OAT BLEND* (ROLLED OATS*, OAT FLOUR*, OAT FIBER*), TAPIOCA SYRUP*, CANE SYRUP*, FIG PASTE*, CANE SUGAR*, COCOA*, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE*, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL*, NATURAL FLAVORS, COCOA BUTTER*, SALT, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT*, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

130

7% DV

Total Carbs

25g

9% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

22g

8% DV

Sugar

11g

Added Sugar

10g

20% DV

Total Fat

4g

5% DV

Sodium

120mg

5% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% 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
Calories1307% DV
Total Carbs25g9% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs22g8% DV
Sugar11g—
Added Sugar10g20% DV
Total Fat4g5% DV
Sodium120mg5% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% 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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

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

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (11g)

    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: Low saturated fat (1g)

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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: Lower protein (2g)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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: Higher sugar (11g)

    This product has 3 additional signals 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: Higher sugar (11g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    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 (11g of 25g 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 Clif Kid Chocolate Brownie Baked Whole Grain Energy Snack Bars 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?

Clif Kid Chocolate Brownie Baked Whole Grain Energy Snack Bars shows about 2.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Clif Kid Chocolate Brownie Baked Whole Grain Energy Snack Bars: 10g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Tapioca syrup, Cane syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole-grain oat base with oat fiber; Simple recognizable ingredient list; Moderate sodium for a snack bar.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Multiple added sugar sources (tapioca, cane syrup, cane sugar); Sunflower/soybean oil is a prominent seed oil; Low protein for the calories.

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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