Larabar Cherry Chocolate Chip Fruit & Nut Bites — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Larabar Cherry Chocolate Chip Fruit & Nut Bites by Larabar TREAT — score 45/90.

A short, clean list of dates, almonds, cherries and chocolate chips - basically a candy made of whole foods. Simple, but sugar-dense from all that dried fruit and the sweetened chocolate.

Why this verdict

• Sugar-dense: dates plus dried cherries plus sweetened chocolate chips stack the natural and added sugar
• Almonds add real protein, fiber and healthy fat - a genuine plus
• Short, recognizable whole-food list with zero artificial additives or emulsifiers
• Indulgent but simple - a clean candy, not a health food

Ingredients (6)

• Dates (safe) — Whole dried fruit — the binder and sole sugar source, bringing fiber and potassium along with the sweetness.
• Almonds (safe) — Whole nut, healthy fats, protein, fiber, and vitamin E.
• Semisweet chocolate chips (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla extract) (moderate) — Real chocolate, but the added cane sugar is the only true added sugar here - it's what disqualifies the 'no added sugar' positioning.
• dried cherries (moderate) — Also sweetened with added sugar.
• Coconut flour (safe) — Whole-food flour adding fiber; source of the coconut allergen note.
• Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.