Healthy Food Guideby KarbCoach

Healthy Food Guide by KarbCoach

South Beach Diet Snack Bars, Chocolate Caramel Nut: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · South Beach Diet

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

South Beach Diet snack bars, chocolate caramel nut received a Longevity Score of 52 out of 100 (limit frequency). Protein and fiber are reasonable, but multiple refined sweeteners, palm oil, and glycerine make this a highly processed snack bar. Strengths include good protein (6g) and fiber (6g) per bar, peanuts as a whole-food ingredient, and moderate calories at 100 per bar, while main considerations include multiple added sugars: sugar, agave, tapioca syrup, dextrose, palm kernel and palm oil, saturated-fat heavy, and ultra-processed with soy isolate, glycerine, and flavors.

Longevity Score 52/100

What helped the score?

  • Good protein (6g) and fiber (6g) per bar
  • Contains peanuts as a whole-food ingredient
  • Moderate calories at 100 per bar

What held the score back?

  • Multiple added sugars: sugar, agave, tapioca syrup, dextrose
  • Palm kernel and palm oil, saturated-fat heavy
  • Ultra-processed with soy isolate, glycerine, and flavors

You are viewing the nutrition and longevity perspective. Switch to Food Integrity for ingredients and processing.

Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
South Beach Diet Snack Bars, Chocolate Caramel Nut
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00855919005192
Serving size
28 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

South Beach Diet

Snack Bars, Chocolate Caramel Nut

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Protein and fiber are reasonable, but multiple refined sweeteners, palm oil, and glycerine make this a highly processed snack bar.

What Stands Out

Excellent Fiber

6g fiber

21% DV

Added Sweetener

sugar

Good Protein

6g protein

12% DV

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

Key Positives

  • Good protein (6g) and fiber (6g) per bar
  • Contains peanuts as a whole-food ingredient
  • Moderate calories at 100 per bar

Key Concerns

  • Multiple added sugars: sugar, agave, tapioca syrup, dextrose
  • Palm kernel and palm oil, saturated-fat heavy
  • Ultra-processed with soy isolate, glycerine, and flavors

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

soy protein isolate

Whole-food ingredients

peanuts

Processing signals

soy protein isolatechicory root fibertapioca starchglycerinefractionated palm kernel oilnatural flavor

Additives

soy lecithinglycerinenatural flavorchicory root fiber

Added sweeteners

sugaragave syruptapioca syrupdextrose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, TAPIOCA SYRUP SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, PEANUTS, AGAVE SYRUP, WATER, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), GLYCERINE, TAPIOCA STARCH, NONFAT MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, LACTOSE, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, DEXTROSE.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

100

5% DV

Total Carbs

15g

5% DV

Protein

6g

12% DV

Saturated Fat

3g

15% DV

Fiber

6g

21% DV

Net Carbs

9g

3% DV

Sugar

6g

Added Sugar

6g

12% DV

Total Fat

4g

5% DV

Sodium

130mg

6% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1005% DV
Total Carbs15g5% DV
Protein6g12% DV
Saturated Fat3g15% DV
Fiber6g21% DV
Net Carbs9g3% DV
Sugar6g—
Added Sugar6g12% DV
Total Fat4g5% DV
Sodium130mg6% DV
Unsaturated Fat1g—

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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "syrup", "dextrose". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Ingredients often higher in saturated fat (Mentions "palm oil", "palm kernel". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • 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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "syrup", "dextrose". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • 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: Sweetener signals (sugar, agave syrup)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • 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", "dextrose". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

    See more for this goal

  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

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

    A supportive signal: Useful energy (100 kcal)

    See more for this goal

See how this product fits your goals

Choose what matters most to you and explore a more detailed interpretation of this product's nutrition, ingredients, and tradeoffs.

Personalize this analysis

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 South Beach Diet Snack Bars, Chocolate Caramel Nut 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?

South Beach Diet Snack Bars, Chocolate Caramel Nut shows about 5.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

South Beach Diet Snack Bars, Chocolate Caramel Nut: 6g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar, agave syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Good protein (6g) and fiber (6g) per bar; Contains peanuts as a whole-food ingredient; Moderate calories at 100 per bar.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Multiple added sugars: sugar, agave, tapioca syrup, dextrose; Palm kernel and palm oil, saturated-fat heavy; Ultra-processed with soy isolate, glycerine, and 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.

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

See how this item lines up with your goals

Healthy Food Guide covers this product in detail. In KarbCoach, your goals shape what matters most for your meals.

Set your goals in KarbCoach

Also available in the app

Download on the App StoreGet it onGoogle Play