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Honey Stinger Energy Chews, Lime-Ade: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Honey Stinger

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Honey Stinger energy chews, lime-ade received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Mostly sugar-based chew with organic sweeteners, limited fiber or protein, and a sunflower oil and turmeric color; best viewed as an occasional perfo…. Strengths include simple ingredient list with mostly organic components, honey and natural flavor, no artificial sweeteners, and low saturated fat and sodium per serving, while main considerations include high sugar load (27g) with multiple added sweeteners, very little fiber or protein for the calories, and sunflower oil and turmeric color.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple ingredient list with mostly organic components
  • Contains honey and natural flavor, no artificial sweeteners
  • Low saturated fat and sodium per serving

What held the score back?

  • High sugar load (27g) with multiple added sweeteners
  • Very little fiber or protein for the calories
  • Contains sunflower oil and turmeric color

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Honey Stinger Energy Chews, Lime-Ade
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00810815020915
Serving size
50 g (1 packet)
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

Honey Stinger

Energy Chews, Lime-Ade

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Mostly sugar-based chew with organic sweeteners, limited fiber or protein, and a sunflower oil and turmeric color; best viewed as an occasional perfo…

What Stands Out

Very High Sugar

27g added sugar

54% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Refined sugar syrups and cane j…

Added Sweetener

Tapioca syrup

Contains Seed Oils

Organic sunflower oil

Whole Foods

Honey, Grape juice concentrate

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

Key Positives

  • Simple ingredient list with mostly organic components
  • Contains honey and natural flavor, no artificial sweeteners
  • Low saturated fat and sodium per serving

Key Concerns

  • High sugar load (27g) with multiple added sweeteners
  • Very little fiber or protein for the calories
  • Contains sunflower oil and turmeric color

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

HoneyGrape juice concentrate

Processing signals

Refined sugar syrups and cane juicePectin and citric acid texturizing

Additives

Potassium citrateCarnauba wax coatingNatural flavor

Seed oils

Organic sunflower oil

Added sweeteners

Tapioca syrupEvaporated cane juiceHoney

Other sweeteners

Grape juice concentrate

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP, ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, ORGANIC HONEY, (ORGANIC GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ASCORBIC ACID), PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, ORGANIC TURMERIC COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM CITRATE, WHITE TEA EXTRACT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, CARNAUBA WAX.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

160

8% DV

Total Carbs

39g

14% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

38g

14% DV

Sugar

27g

Added Sugar

27g

54% DV

Total Fat

0g

0% DV

Sodium

80mg

3% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

0g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1608% DV
Total Carbs39g14% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs38g14% DV
Sugar27g—
Added Sugar27g54% DV
Total Fat0g0% DV
Sodium80mg3% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat0g—

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 (38g)

    This product has 3 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 (0g)

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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 (1g)

    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 (27g)

    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 (27g)

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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 (27g of 39g 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 Honey Stinger Energy Chews, Lime-Ade 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?

Honey Stinger Energy Chews, Lime-Ade shows about 1g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Honey Stinger Energy Chews, Lime-Ade: 27g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Tapioca syrup, 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: Simple ingredient list with mostly organic components; Contains honey and natural flavor, no artificial sweeteners; Low saturated fat and sodium per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sugar load (27g) with multiple added sweeteners; Very little fiber or protein for the calories; Contains sunflower oil and turmeric color.

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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