Eat Natural Crunchy Nut Bars with Peanuts & Chocolate — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Eat Natural Crunchy Nut Bars with Peanuts & Chocolate by Eat Natural ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A peanut-forward bar that's really a sugar delivery system: four separate sweeteners (glucose syrup, dextrose, sugar, honey) stack up behind the nuts, so the 'protein packed, wholesome' pitch hides a candy-bar sugar load.
Why this verdict
- Glucose syrup is the #2 ingredient, right behind the peanuts
- Four separate sweeteners: glucose syrup, dextrose, sugar and honey
- Soy protein isolate + tapioca starch crispies are refined, processed fillers
- 'Protein packed' framing distracts from a candy-bar sugar load
Ingredients (9)
- Peanuts (45%) (safe) — Whole nuts bring real protein, healthy fats and fiber; the one genuinely nourishing part of this bar.
- glucose syrup (concerning) — Refined liquid sugar and the #2 ingredient; spikes blood sugar and is the binder holding this bar together.
- Dark chocolate (cocoa mass, sugar, dextrose, soya lecithin) (moderate) — Real cocoa is fine, but it arrives with added sugar and dextrose, adding two more sweetener sources.
- Soya protein crispies (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt) (moderate) — Isolated soy protein and refined tapioca starch; a processed way to inflate the 'protein' number.
- Shredded coconut (7%) (safe) — Whole-food ingredient adding fiber and fat; a genuine positive.
- Honey (7%) (concerning) — Still added sugar despite the natural halo; the fourth distinct sweetener in the list.
- Crisped rice (rice, sugar) (moderate) — Refined rice carrying yet more added sugar; a fast-digesting starch.
- cocoa powder (safe) — Minimal, contributes flavor and antioxidants.
- Salt (moderate) — Added for taste and mild preservation. Fine in small amounts but adds to daily sodium.