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Twix Cookie Bars
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Twix Cookie Bars

Twix
1.79 oz
Available at Foodtown
250
Calories
2g
Protein
25g
Sugars
105mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
48
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Twix Cookie Bars are a familiar candy-bar offering you’d expect to find in the candy and snack aisle of a supermarket, often shelved alongside other chocolate bars, caramel candies, and packaged cookies — and frequently stocked at checkout and on seasonal endcaps for impulse buys. Packaged as a small 1.79 oz foil/plastic-wrapped twin-bar or single-serve wrapper, the product reads like a grab-and-go treat for busy shoppers. Occasions for purchase range from after-school lunchbox additions and back-to-school snack stashes to road-trip munchies and movie-night treats at home. The brand leans on decades of mass-market recognition: Twix projects playful nostalgia, mainstream accessibility, and appeal to both kids and adults who grew up with the candy. Marketing emphasizes indulgence and convenience rather than nutrition; the wrapper and messaging highlight "smooth chocolate," "crispy cookie," and "luscious caramel," with the maker (Mars) and "real chocolate" called out as trust signals. Label characteristics include prominent calorie and sugar numbers (250 kcal, ~25 g sugars per pack) and small-print notes like "partially produced with genetic engineering;" there are no organic or natural-certification claims, and the design relies on familiar brand colors and kid-friendly cues. From a processing standpoint, this is a highly-processed packaged confection made from refined flours, added sugars and syrups, vegetable fats, emulsifiers, modified starches, and artificial flavorings. Sensory details: the experience is texturally layered — a crisp cookie base, chewy caramel, and a snap of milk chocolate — eaten straight from the wrapper as a quick, self-contained ritual of indulgence.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2.0
Servings per Container: 1
Calories250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat12g15%
Saturated Fat7g35%
Cholesterol5mg2%
Sodium105mg5%
Total Carbohydrate34g12%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars25g
Added Sugars23g46%
Protein2g
* 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

MILK, CHOCOLATE, (SUGAR,, COCOA, BUTTER,, CHOCOLATE,, SKIM, MILK,, LACTOSE, MILKFAT,, SOY, LECITHIN,, PGPR,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVORS),, ENRICHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, SUGAR,, PALM, OIL,, CORN SYRUP,, SKIM, MILK,, DEXTROSE,, LESS, THAN, 2%, -, SALT,, COCOA, POWDER,, SOY, LECITHIN,, MODIFIED CORN, STARCH,, BAKING, SODA,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

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 industrial ingredients and additives (corn syrup, palm oil, modified corn starch, emulsifiers, artificial flavors) and is a ready-to-eat packaged confection made from refined components, consistent with ultra-processed (NOVA 4) classification.

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Common Questions about Twix Cookie Bars

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! If you're looking for a treat to satisfy a sweet tooth, Twix Cookie Bars can definitely hit the spot. However, with 25 grams of sugar per serving, they aren't exactly a health food. Think of them more as an occasional indulgence rather than a daily snack.

Perfect For

movie-night
road-trip
back-to-school

Vibe:

indulgentnostalgicconvenient
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