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Clif Kid Cinnamon Crunch Protein Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars: Longevity analysis
Quick answer
Limit Frequency
Clif Kid cinnamon crunch protein whole grain crispy snack bars received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Whole-grain, moderate-protein snack bar, but sugar, syrups, palm kernel oil, and processing lower its alignment. Strengths include whole grains (oats, brown rice) listed early, moderate protein (5g) and some fiber (2g), and low sodium per bar (~80mg), while main considerations include multiple syrups and added sugars (~9g sugar), palm kernel oil and sunflower/soy oil blend, and ultra-processed crisp format with natural flavors.
Longevity Score 62/100
What helped the score?
- Whole grains (oats, brown rice) listed early
- Moderate protein (5g) and some fiber (2g)
- Low sodium per bar (~80mg)
What held the score back?
- Multiple syrups and added sugars (~9g sugar)
- Palm kernel oil and sunflower/soy oil blend
- Ultra-processed crisp format with natural flavors
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- Clif Kid Cinnamon Crunch Protein Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars
- Brand
- Clif Kid
- Category
- Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
- GTIN / UPC
00722252438294- 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
Cinnamon Crunch Protein Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars
KarbCoach Recommendation
Limit Frequency
Whole-grain, moderate-protein snack bar, but sugar, syrups, palm kernel oil, and processing lower its alignment.
What Stands Out
Low Fiber
2g fiber
7% DVRefined Grains
multiple refined flours and syr…
Added Sweetener
cane sugar
Contains Seed Oils
sunflower and/or soybean oil
Good Protein
5g protein
10% DVWhole Foods
rolled oats, brown rice flour
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Key Positives
- Whole grains (oats, brown rice) listed early
- Moderate protein (5g) and some fiber (2g)
- Low sodium per bar (~80mg)
Key Concerns
- Multiple syrups and added sugars (~9g sugar)
- Palm kernel oil and sunflower/soy oil blend
- Ultra-processed crisp format with natural flavors
Ingredient Signals
Primary protein
Whole-food ingredients
Processing signals
Additives
Seed oils
Added sweeteners
Ingredients
Ingredient list
TAPIOCA SYRUP*, BROWN RICE FLOUR*, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ROLLED OATS*, CANE SUGAR*, CANE SYRUP*, OAT FLOUR*, CHICORY FIBER SYRUP, RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA SYRUP SOLIDS*, PALM KERNEL OIL, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, PEA PROTEIN*, PALM KERNEL SOLIDS*, SOY FLOUR*, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, CINNAMON*, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, COCOA BUTTER*, SOY LECITHIN*.
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Macronutrients
Calories
130
7% DVTotal Carbs
24g
9% DVProtein
5g
10% DVSaturated Fat
1.5g
8% DVFiber
2g
7% DVNet Carbs
22g
8% DVSugar
9g
Added Sugar
9g
18% DVTotal Fat
2.5g
3% DVSodium
80mg
3% DVUnsaturated Fat
1g
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition at a Glance
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 130 | 7% DV |
| Total Carbs | 24g | 9% DV |
| Protein | 5g | 10% DV |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% DV |
| Fiber | 2g | 7% DV |
| Net Carbs | 22g | 8% DV |
| Sugar | 9g | — |
| Added Sugar | 9g | 18% DV |
| Total Fat | 2.5g | 3% DV |
| Sodium | 80mg | 3% DV |
| Unsaturated Fat | 1g | — |
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-outsMetabolic 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 (9g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Heart-Healthy Eating
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Moderate-low sodium (79.9mg)
GLP-1 Eating Support
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sugar (9g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Low Sugar Lifestyle
Watch-outsMetabolic 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 (9g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Appetite & Portion Awareness
MixedMetabolic 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", "syrup", "cane". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Athletic Fueling
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (24g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Workout Recovery
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Recovery carbs (24g)
Strength & Protein Focus
Watch-outsAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Lower protein (5g)
Vegetarian
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "oat", "pea protein". See ingredients for details.)
Vegan
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "whey". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "whey". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher net carbs (22g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Keto-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Net carbs above typical keto snack range (22g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Minimally Processed Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane sugar, cane syrup)
Whole-Food Focused Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane sugar, cane syrup)
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane sugar, cane syrup)
Paleo-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "flour", "oat", "soy". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Pescatarian
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Low Gluten Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Mediterranean-Style Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Healthy Fat Focus
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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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 Cinnamon Crunch Protein Whole Grain Crispy 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.
How much fiber is in one serving?
Clif Kid Cinnamon Crunch Protein Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars shows about 2.02g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
Clif Kid Cinnamon Crunch Protein Whole Grain Crispy Snack Bars: 9g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane sugar, 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 grains (oats, brown rice) listed early; Moderate protein (5g) and some fiber (2g); Low sodium per bar (~80mg).
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Multiple syrups and added sugars (~9g sugar); Palm kernel oil and sunflower/soy oil blend; Ultra-processed crisp format with natural flavors.
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.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- 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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