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Square Organics Organic Protein Bar Chocolate Coated, Mint: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Square Organics

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Square Organics organic protein bar chocolate coated, mint received a Longevity Score of 74 out of 100 (occasional choice). Organic whole-food base with decent protein and fiber, but added sweeteners and coconut oil keep it a moderate, occasional choice. Strengths include organic whole-food ingredients with recognizable base, solid protein (12g) and some fiber (2g), and no artificial colors or sweeteners listed, while main considerations include added sweeteners: coconut nectar, dried cane syrup, brown rice syrup, saturated fat about 6g from coconut oil and cocoa butter, and chocolate coating adds sugar and calorie density.

Longevity Score 74/100

What helped the score?

  • Organic whole-food ingredients with recognizable base
  • Solid protein (12g) and some fiber (2g)
  • No artificial colors or sweeteners listed

What held the score back?

  • Added sweeteners: coconut nectar, dried cane syrup, brown rice syrup
  • Saturated fat about 6g from coconut oil and cocoa butter
  • Chocolate coating adds sugar and calorie density

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Square Organics Organic Protein Bar Chocolate Coated, Mint
Category
Snacks (source: Snack, Energy & Granola Bars)
GTIN / UPC
00858236003063
Serving size
48 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

Square Organics

Organic Protein Bar Chocolate Coated, Mint

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Organic whole-food base with decent protein and fiber, but added sweeteners and coconut oil keep it a moderate, occasional choice.

What Stands Out

High Protein

12g protein

24% DV

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

High Sat. Fat

6g saturated fat

30% DV

High Added Sugar

13g added sugar

26% DV

Added Sweetener

coconut nectar

Whole Foods

organic oats, organic brown rice

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

Key Positives

  • Organic whole-food ingredients with recognizable base
  • Solid protein (12g) and some fiber (2g)
  • No artificial colors or sweeteners listed

Key Concerns

  • Added sweeteners: coconut nectar, dried cane syrup, brown rice syrup
  • Saturated fat about 6g from coconut oil and cocoa butter
  • Chocolate coating adds sugar and calorie density

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

brown rice protein

Whole-food ingredients

organic oatsorganic brown riceorganic cocoa liquororganic coconut

Processing signals

brown rice crispschocolate coatingprotein isolate-style brown rice protein

Additives

sunflower lecithinpeppermint oil

Added sweeteners

dried cane syrupbrown rice syrup

Other sweeteners

coconut nectar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ORGANIC COCONUT NECTAR, ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE PROTEIN, ORGANIC DARK CHOCOLATE (ORGANIC COCOA LIQUOR, ORGANIC DRIED CANE SYRUP, ORGANIC COCOA BUTTER), ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC COCOA LIQUOR, ORGANIC BROWN RICE CRISPS (ORGANIC BROWN RICE, ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP, SEA SALT), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, PEPPERMINT OIL, SEA SALT.

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Macronutrients

Calories

210

11% DV

Total Carbs

23g

8% DV

Protein

12g

24% DV

Saturated Fat

6g

30% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

21g

8% DV

Sugar

13g

Added Sugar

13g

26% DV

Total Fat

9g

12% DV

Sodium

40mg

2% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

3g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories21011% DV
Total Carbs23g8% DV
Protein12g24% DV
Saturated Fat6g30% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs21g8% DV
Sugar13g—
Added Sugar13g26% DV
Total Fat9g12% DV
Sodium40mg2% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat3g—

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 (13g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (6g)

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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: Higher sugar (13g)

    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 (13g)

    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: Higher sugar (13g)

    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 (13g of 23g 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 Square Organics Organic Protein Bar Chocolate Coated, Mint 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?

Square Organics Organic Protein Bar Chocolate Coated, Mint shows about 2.02g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Square Organics Organic Protein Bar Chocolate Coated, Mint: 13g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include coconut nectar, 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: Organic whole-food ingredients with recognizable base; Solid protein (12g) and some fiber (2g); No artificial colors or sweeteners listed.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Added sweeteners: coconut nectar, dried cane syrup, brown rice syrup; Saturated fat about 6g from coconut oil and cocoa butter; Chocolate coating adds sugar and calorie density.

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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