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Bobo's Oat Bites Oat Bar Chocolate Almond Brownie Box 5 Count
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Bobo's Oat Bites Oat Bar Chocolate Almond Brownie Box 5 Count

Bobo's
6.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
3g
Protein
8g
Sugars
60mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
37
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Bobo's Oat Bites Oat Bar in Chocolate Almond Brownie is a small, boxed snack you’d typically find in the grocery store snack bar or natural foods aisle, shelved alongside granola bars, protein bars, and other packaged oat snacks. A box of five individually wrapped oat bites sits near the refrigerated kombucha or nut butter displays in some stores and next to grab-and-go items at the front end in others. It works as a quick breakfast-on-the-run, a back-to-school lunchbox addition, a road-trip nibble, or a post-workout bite for someone who wants something a bit more textured than a gel or sports bar. Bobo’s positions itself with an indie, health-minded cultural vibe—appealing to active millennials, parents seeking “better” snack options for kids, and shoppers who prefer brands with a homemade or small-batch story. Front-of-package cues lean on whole grain oats and simple-sounding ingredients (a “natural”/wholesome halo), though this product is not labeled organic on the provided ingredients list. The bars are individually wrapped inside a paperboard box, making them convenient to stash in backpacks and gym bags; the texture is dense and chewy from rolled oats and rice syrup, slightly sticky from vegetable glycerin, with chocolate and almond pieces adding cocoa bitterness and nutty crunch. Eating one is a mini ritual—unwrap, bite through a chewy oat matrix into pockets of chocolate, and pair with coffee or a water bottle. Processing-wise, these are packaged, multi-ingredient foods containing emulsifiers and humectants, so they sit on the more processed end of the spectrum despite their whole-grain base.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 5
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Sodium60mg3%
Total Carbohydrate24g9%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars8g
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein3g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Whole, Grain, Rolled, Oats,, Rice, Syrup,, Coconut, Oil,, Cane, Sugar,, Chocolate, (Cane, Sugar,, Chocolate, Liquor,, Cocoa, Butter,, Vanilla, Extract),, Almonds,, Vegetable, Glycerin,, Cocoa, Powder,, Sunflower, Oil,, Xanthan, Gum,, Sea, Salt,, Natural, Vanilla, Flavor, Vitamin, E, (for, Freshness)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Sunflower Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple processed ingredients (rice syrup, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, added sugars and oils) and is a packaged, multi-ingredient product, fitting the ultra-processed NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Bobo's Oat Bites Oat Bar Chocolate Almond Brownie Box 5 Count

The Chocolate Almond Brownie Oat Bar can be a tasty treat or a convenient snack, but whether it’s 'healthy' really depends on your personal dietary goals. With 160 calories and 8 grams of added sugar, it’s not a health food per se, but it can be a better option compared to a candy bar when you need a quick energy boost.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
post-workout

Vibe:

convenientwholesomeindulgent
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