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Little Debbie Nutty Bars
Bakery
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Little Debbie Nutty Bars

Little Debbie
12 oz
Available at Foodtown
310
Calories
4g
Protein
20g
Sugars
110mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
70
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Little Debbie Nutty Bars sit in the snack aisle of mainstream grocery stores, usually on shelves near other packaged cakes, cookies, and kids' lunchbox staples. You might also see them on endcaps with seasonal variety packs or near the bakery section for impulse buys. They fit into quick-stop shopping trips, after-school snack runs, road-trip provision lists, or movie-night carts where easy, individually wrapped treats are wanted. As a Little Debbie product, the brand leans into nostalgic, value-driven positioning: affordable, familiar, and family-oriented, with decades of TV and supermarket presence that target parents buying for kids and adults seeking a comfort-food throwback. Labeling tends toward kid-friendly graphics and simple taste cues rather than health claims; there are no organic or natural certifications, and packaging emphasizes fun and convenience rather than nutrition. In plain terms, Nutty Bars are a highly processed packaged snack made from multiple refined ingredients and industrial additives. Sensory details: each bar delivers a crunchy wafer layered with sweet, salty peanut butter and coated in a thin, slightly glossy chocolatey shell studded with chopped peanuts; textures alternate between crisp, creamy, and slightly sticky, and the small, foil-lined individual wrappers make them portable and portioned. The ritual is familiar—tucked into lunchboxes, passed around at potlucks, or peeled open during a drive—often eaten by hand with a napkin nearby. The product’s story is one of convenience and comfort, trading whole-food simplicity for consistent taste, long shelf life, and easy sharing.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 6
Calories310
% Daily Value*
Total Fat18g23%
Saturated Fat8g40%
Sodium110mg5%
Total Carbohydrate32g12%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars20g
Added Sugars19g38%
Protein4g
* 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

Dextrose,, Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate, [Vitamin, B1],, Riboflavin, [Vitamin, B2],, Folic, Acid),, Peanut, Butter,, Sugar,, Palm, and, Soybean, Oils, with, TBHQ, and, Citric, Acid, to, Protect, Flavor,, Palm, and, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Water,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of, Each, of, the, Following:, Soy, Flour,, Cocoa,, Soybean, Oil,, Salt,, Corn, Starch,, Mono-, and, Diglycerides,, Soy, Lecithin,, Baking, Soda,, Citric, Acid,, Artificial, Flavor,, Whey, (Milk),, Egg, Whites..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • TBHQ - Synthetic preservative
  • Citric Acid - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Preservative

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 refined sugars, hydrogenated/preserved oils, emulsifiers, and artificial flavoring indicative of ultra-processed foods; multiple industrial additives and multi-step manufacturing place it in NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Little Debbie Nutty Bars

The Nutty Bars can be a fun treat, but calling them 'healthy' might be a stretch. They pack in a good amount of sugar—20 grams per two bars—so they're definitely more of an indulgence than a health food. Think of them as a nostalgic snack rather than a health booster!

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
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