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Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Honeycomb Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Van Leeuwen

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Van Leeuwen brown sugar honeycomb non-dairy frozen dessert bars received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Dessert built on coconut cream, sugars, and saturated fat; few whole-food signals beyond oats and cocoa, so best treated as an occasional treat. Strengths include simple, recognizable core ingredients, oat milk base with gluten-free oats, and no artificial colors detected, while main considerations include high saturated fat from coconut cream and coconut oil, multiple added sugars including cane and tapioca syrup, and low fiber and protein per serving.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple, recognizable core ingredients
  • Oat milk base with gluten-free oats
  • No artificial colors detected

What held the score back?

  • High saturated fat from coconut cream and coconut oil
  • Multiple added sugars including cane and tapioca syrup
  • Low fiber and protein per serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Honeycomb Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars
Category
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (source: Other Frozen Desserts)
GTIN / UPC
00850005872474
Serving size
64 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

Van Leeuwen

Brown Sugar Honeycomb Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Dessert built on coconut cream, sugars, and saturated fat; few whole-food signals beyond oats and cocoa, so best treated as an occasional treat.

What Stands Out

High Sat. Fat

13g saturated fat

65% DV

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Added Sugar

15g added sugar

30% DV

Refined Grains

Refined cane sugar

Added Sweetener

Cane sugar

Whole Foods

Gluten-free oats, Cocoa powder

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

Key Positives

  • Simple, recognizable core ingredients
  • Oat milk base with gluten-free oats
  • No artificial colors detected
  • Cocoa and vanilla bean add some plant-derived flavor

Key Concerns

  • High saturated fat from coconut cream and coconut oil
  • Multiple added sugars including cane and tapioca syrup
  • Low fiber and protein per serving
  • Refined tapioca starch and soy lecithin add processing

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Gluten-free oatsCocoa powderVanilla beanCarob

Processing signals

Tapioca syrup and starchRefined cane sugarExtracted cocoa butter and coconut oil

Additives

Baking sodaSoy lecithin

Added sweeteners

Cane sugarTapioca syrupDark brown sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

OAT MILK (FILTERED WATER, GLUTEN-FREE OATS), DARK BROWN SUGAR, COCONUT CREAM, COCONUT OIL, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, COCOA POWDER, CANE SUGAR, SALT, TAPIOCA SYRUP, TAPIOCA STARCH, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT (GRAIN ALCOHOL, VANILLA BEAN), GROUND VANILLA BEAN, CAROB

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

Macronutrients

Calories

220

11% DV

Total Carbs

19g

7% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

13g

65% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

19g

7% DV

Sugar

15g

Added Sugar

15g

30% DV

Total Fat

17g

22% DV

Sodium

69mg

3% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories22011% DV
Total Carbs19g7% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat13g65% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs19g7% DV
Sugar15g—
Added Sugar15g30% DV
Total Fat17g22% DV
Sodium69mg3% DV
Unsaturated Fat4g—

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 (15g)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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 (13g)

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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 (15g)

    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 (15g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

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    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 (15g of 19g 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 Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Honeycomb Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars 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?

Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Honeycomb Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Honeycomb Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars: 15g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Cane sugar, Tapioca syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Simple, recognizable core ingredients; Oat milk base with gluten-free oats; No artificial colors detected.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High saturated fat from coconut cream and coconut oil; Multiple added sugars including cane and tapioca syrup; Low fiber and protein per serving.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same ice cream & frozen desserts differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, 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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