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Kind Dark Chocolate Chunk Healthy Grains Granola Bars: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Kind

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Limit Frequency

Kind dark chocolate chunk healthy grains granola bars received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Whole-grain base with modest fiber, but multiple sweeteners, canola oil, and cocoa butter make it a moderately processed snack. Strengths include whole grain blend listed first, about 2.5g fiber per bar, and low sodium at 70mg, while main considerations include several added sweeteners (tapioca, cane, honey, brown rice syrup, sugar), 8g sugar per bar, and canola oil is a seed oil.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole grain blend listed first
  • About 2.5g fiber per bar
  • Low sodium at 70mg

What held the score back?

  • Several added sweeteners (tapioca, cane, honey, brown rice syrup, sugar)
  • 8g sugar per bar
  • Canola oil is a seed oil

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Kind Dark Chocolate Chunk Healthy Grains Granola Bars
Brand
Kind
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00602652184079
Serving size
35 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

Kind

Dark Chocolate Chunk Healthy Grains Granola Bars

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Whole-grain base with modest fiber, but multiple sweeteners, canola oil, and cocoa butter make it a moderately processed snack.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

2.5g fiber

9% DV

Refined Grains

Refined oat flour

Added Sweetener

Tapioca syrup

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

Whole Foods

Oats, Brown rice

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

Key Positives

  • Whole grain blend listed first
  • About 2.5g fiber per bar
  • Low sodium at 70mg
  • Short ingredient list with no artificial colors

Key Concerns

  • Several added sweeteners (tapioca, cane, honey, brown rice syrup, sugar)
  • 8g sugar per bar
  • Canola oil is a seed oil
  • Low protein at 2g

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

OatsBrown riceMilletQuinoaBuckwheatAmaranthCoconut

Processing signals

Syrup-bound bar formatRefined oat flour

Additives

Gum acaciaSoy lecithinVitamin E (added for freshness)

Seed oils

Canola oil

Added sweeteners

Tapioca syrupDried cane syrupHoneyBrown rice syrupMolassesSugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHOLE GRAIN BLEND (OATS, BROWN RICE, MILLET, OAT FLOUR, BUCKWHEAT, AMARANTH, QUINOA), TAPIOCA SYRUP, DRIED CANE SYRUP, HONEY, CANOLA OIL, COCONUT, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SUGAR, BROWN RICE SYRUP, MOLASSES, GUM ACACIA, SEA SALT, VANILLA EXTRACT, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VITAMIN E (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

150

8% DV

Total Carbs

23g

8% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

1.5g

8% DV

Fiber

2.5g

9% DV

Net Carbs

20.5g

7% DV

Sugar

8g

Added Sugar

8g

16% DV

Total Fat

5g

6% DV

Sodium

70mg

3% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

3.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1508% DV
Total Carbs23g8% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat1.5g8% DV
Fiber2.5g9% DV
Net Carbs20.5g7% DV
Sugar8g—
Added Sugar8g16% DV
Total Fat5g6% DV
Sodium70mg3% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat3.5g—

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 (8g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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: Moderate-low sodium (70mg)

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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 (8g)

    This product has 2 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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "syrup", "cane". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

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

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (23g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Kind Dark Chocolate Chunk Healthy Grains Granola 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?

Kind Dark Chocolate Chunk Healthy Grains Granola Bars shows about 2.49g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Kind Dark Chocolate Chunk Healthy Grains Granola Bars: 8g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Tapioca syrup, Dried 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 blend listed first; About 2.5g fiber per bar; Low sodium at 70mg.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Several added sweeteners (tapioca, cane, honey, brown rice syrup, sugar); 8g sugar per bar; Canola oil is a seed oil.

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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