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Nature's Bakery Original Fig Bar: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Nature's Bakery

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Nature's Bakery original fig bar received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Whole-grain, fig-based snack with simple ingredients, but added sugars and syrups make it sweet and calorie-dense. Strengths include whole wheat and whole grain oats as base ingredients, fig paste provides natural fiber, and few additives and no artificial colors, while main considerations include multiple added sugars: cane sugar and brown rice syrup, sugar about 19g per bar, and canola oil and glycerin add processing.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole wheat and whole grain oats as base ingredients
  • Fig paste provides natural fiber
  • Few additives and no artificial colors

What held the score back?

  • Multiple added sugars: cane sugar and brown rice syrup
  • Sugar about 19g per bar
  • Canola oil and glycerin add processing

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Nature's Bakery Original Fig Bar
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00047495210026
Serving size
57 g (1 package)
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

Nature's Bakery

Original Fig Bar

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Whole-grain, fig-based snack with simple ingredients, but added sugars and syrups make it sweet and calorie-dense.

What Stands Out

Added Sweetener

Cane sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

Good Fiber

4g fiber

14% DV

Whole Foods

Whole wheat flour, Fig paste

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

Key Positives

  • Whole wheat and whole grain oats as base ingredients
  • Fig paste provides natural fiber
  • Few additives and no artificial colors

Key Concerns

  • Multiple added sugars: cane sugar and brown rice syrup
  • Sugar about 19g per bar
  • Canola oil and glycerin add processing

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole wheat flourFig pasteWhole grain oats

Processing signals

GlycerinCitric acidBaking soda

Additives

Citric acidBaking sodaGlycerin

Seed oils

Canola oil

Added sweeteners

Cane sugarBrown rice syrup

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, FIG PASTE, CANE SUGAR, BROWN RICE SYRUP, CANOLA OIL, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, GLYCERIN, FRUIT JUICE (FOR COLOR), SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID, BAKING SODA.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

200

10% DV

Total Carbs

37g

13% DV

Protein

3g

6% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

4g

14% DV

Net Carbs

33g

12% DV

Sugar

19g

Total Fat

5g

6% DV

Sodium

80mg

3% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories20010% DV
Total Carbs37g13% DV
Protein3g6% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber4g14% DV
Net Carbs33g12% DV
Sugar19g—
Total Fat5g6% DV
Sodium80mg3% DV
Unsaturated Fat5g—

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 net carbs (33g)

    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

    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 (3g)

    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 (19g)

    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 (19g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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 (19g of 37g 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 Nature's Bakery Original Fig Bar highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly 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?

Nature's Bakery Original Fig Bar shows about 3.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Nature's Bakery Original Fig Bar: 19g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Cane sugar, Brown rice syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole wheat and whole grain oats as base ingredients; Fig paste provides natural fiber; Few additives and no artificial colors.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Multiple added sugars: cane sugar and brown rice syrup; Sugar about 19g per bar; Canola oil and glycerin add processing.

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.

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