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Nutty Buddy® Wafer Bars
Ingredients:
Dextrose, Peanut Butter, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Sugar, Palm and Soybean Oils with TBHQ (Tert-butylhydroquinone) 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, Soy Lecithin, Baking Soda, Mono- and Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavor, Whey (Milk), Egg Whites.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
The Little Debbie Nutty Buddy® Wafer Bars earn a green leaf rating of 1/5 on our scale, signaling a product that falls significantly short of our standards for cleaner food options. This low rating reflects the presence of multiple ingredients that raise concerns for health-conscious consumers.
The Nutty Buddy Wafer Bars are not organic, and they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which subtract from their overall healthfulness. Added sugars, such as sugar and citric acid, contribute to the product’s lower score, while the inclusion of dextrose, a more harmful added sugar, further diminishes its standing.
Concern extends to the additives found within these wafer bars. The product contains artificial flavor and tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), a preservative that has been linked to negative health effects. Additionally, ingredients like diglycerides, enriched flour, soy lecithin, and corn starch, while common in processed foods, are considered potentially harmful and contribute to a lower rating.
The oils used in the Nutty Buddy Wafer Bars also impact the product’s score negatively. Soybean oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oil are often processed in ways that strip them of any potential nutritional value and may involve unsustainable farming practices that are not aligned with cleaner food principles.
Moreover, the presence of high fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors, with artificial flavor explicitly listed in the ingredients, further lowers the product’s standing. These components are associated with poor health outcomes and are best avoided in a diet focused on clean eating.
The Little Debbie Nutty Buddy® Wafer Bars, with a 1/5 green leaf rating, represent a choice to be avoided for those seeking healthier, cleaner food options. The combination of non-organic ingredients, GMOs, added sugars, harmful additives, and questionable oils places this product at the bottom of our scale. Consumers are encouraged to seek alternatives that prioritize organic, non-GMO ingredients without the additives and sugars that burden this particular snack.
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