Snack, Energy & Granola Bars · barcode 00048107166304
Peppermint Mocha Layered Lean Bar, Peppermint Mocha
Gnc · General Nutrition Centers, Inc
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of snack, energy & granola bars show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-09-14). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Red No. 40 as a certified color additive. Source
- EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source
- California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Acetylated mono- and diglycerides (E472a)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows them. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E472a. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Sucralose (E955)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E955. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Typical for snack, energy & granola bars
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Cadmium: typically 7.4 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.8 kg (4 lb) a day; an adult at about 8.3 kg (18 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):6% of a toddler's daily limit1% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 20 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Lead, Mercury: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Granola bar: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Granola bar: found in 3 of 3, average 8.47, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Granola bar: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Granola bar: found in 3 of 3, average 21.7, highest 28 ppb (2018-2020)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, BOVINE COLLAGEN HYDROLYSATE, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, PALM OIL, SOY CRISPS (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], TAPIOCA STARCH), SUGAR, SORBITOL, MALTITOL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], WATER, RED FLAVORED PIECES (SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, DEGERMED CORN GRITS [HEAT TREATED], CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, FD&C RED #40, CARAMEL COLOR) AND LESS THAN 2%: ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, ALMOND, BAKING SODA, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR), CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVORS, PEANUT, PEPPERMINT OIL, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO ESTERS, RED CONFECTIONERY COATING (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [PALM KERNEL OIL AND HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL], WHOLE MILK SOLIDS, WHEY POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, FD&C RED LAKE #40, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY LECITHIN, SOYBEAN OIL, SUCRALOSE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SUNFLOWER OIL, TOCOPHEROLS (PRESERVATIVE), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, WHEY.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-09-14. Labels change; check the package.