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Organic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pieces, 1.5 OZ
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📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Organic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pieces, 1.5 OZ

JUSTINS
Available at Whole Foods
230
Calories
3g
Protein
21g
Sugars
120mg
Sodium
52
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You’d spot this single-serve bag in the snack or checkout aisle and pull it for a quick sweet treat between errands, at the movies, or tucked into a lunchbox. It feels indulgent and a bit nostalgic—like a grown-up take on peanut butter candy—with a crunchy, coated texture and candy-like sweetness. The long ingredient list (refined sugars, palm kernel oil, emulsifiers, maltodextrin and added colors/waxes) and shelf-stable coating point to intensive industrial processing and formulations typical of ultraprocessed snacks.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 PACK
Servings per Container: 12
Calories230
% Daily Value*
Total Fat13g17%
Saturated Fat9g45%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol0mg0%
Sodium120mg5%
Total Carbohydrate25g9%
Total Sugars21g
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

PEANUT, BUTTER, COATING‡, (CANE, SUGAR‡,, PALM, KERNEL, OIL‡,, PEANUT, FLOUR‡,, PEANUT, BUTTER‡, [GROUND, PEANUTS‡],, RICE, STARCH‡,, SEA, SALT,, SOY, LECITHIN‡), DARK, CHOCOLATE‡, (CACAO, BEANS*‡,, EVAPORATED, CANE, SUGAR‡,, COCOA, BUTTER*‡,, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN‡, [EMULSIFIER]), CANE, SUGAR‡, COLOR, ADDED, (CARROT‡,, TURMERIC‡,, SPIRULINA‡,, BLACKCURRANT‡), WATER, BROWN, RICE, SYRUP‡, RICE, STARCH‡, TAPIOCA, MALTODEXTRIN‡, CARNAUBA, WAX‡, CITRIC, ACID..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • palm kernel oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower lecithin - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • sunflower lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • carrot - Artificial coloring
  • turmeric - Artificial coloring
  • spirulina - Artificial coloring
  • blackcurrant - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Multiple industrial ingredients (refined sugars, palm kernel oil, maltodextrin, emulsifiers, color additives, carnauba wax) and a highly processed, shelf-stable format indicate extensive industrial processing consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).

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Common Questions about Organic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pieces, 1.5 OZ

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! These little bites are definitely a treat, with a good dose of sugar and fat. They’re great for a quick pick-me-up or a sweet indulgence, but if you’re looking for something super nutrient-dense, you might want to balance them with some fresh fruit or nuts.

Perfect For

movie-night
road-trip
back-to-school

Vibe:

indulgentnostalgicconvenient
$2.29
per package