Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate nutrition: calories, protein and sugar

Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate is a snack bar based on whole ingredients like oats, fruit and nuts, but held together with added syrup or sugar and lightly processed, which places it around NOVA group 3. It adds vitamins, minerals and fibre to your day. Work out what one bar delivers, for any age, below.

Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate nutrition per 100g and per portion

Protein, sugar and fat, by age

For a bar the numbers worth watching are protein, sugar and fat. The tables below set each against age-appropriate guidance.

Sugar in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate: how much is added

One bar (45g) contains about 14.4g of sugar. In a bar like this it is mostly added rather than natural, so it counts as free sugar toward the daily limit the NHS sets. Some bars keep this number low by using sweeteners or sugar alcohols such as maltitol instead, which can upset the stomach in larger amounts. The table shows the limit by age.

Fat in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate: high, mostly unsaturated

Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate is naturally high in fat, at about 10.8g per portion, though most of it is unsaturated. Only around 0.85g is saturated and there is 0g of added fat.

Fibre in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate by age

Fibre supports healthy digestion, and most people in the UK do not get enough. A portion provides about 2.21g. Because children need less fibre than adults, that same portion covers a bigger share of a younger child's target.

Carbohydrate in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate by age

There is about 20.1g of carbohydrate per portion. There is no single daily target, but roughly half of daily energy should come from carbohydrate; the reference values below are based on that.

Protein in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate by age

Starchy foods also add protein to the day, about 4.7g per portion. Wholegrain versions and wheat pasta give a little more than white rice. The table shows how that compares with the daily amount by age.

Vitamins and minerals in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate

Percentages are share of the daily Nutrient Reference Value (NRV). Under UK and EU rules a food is a source of a nutrient at 15% NRV per 100g and high in it at 30%.

Vitamins and minerals in Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate, by age

These tables show how the nutrients compare to daily needs across different ages, using UK Reference Nutrient Intakes (RNIs). This differs from the source of and high in labels above, which use the single adult figure (NRV) set for food packaging. Children's needs are lower, so a portion goes further.

Is Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate processed?

Partly. The oats, fruit and nuts are whole foods, but the added syrup or sugar and the processing to bind and coat the bar move it to around NOVA group 3, less processed than a typical protein bar but more than a plain handful of nuts.

Eat Natural Raw Fruit & Nut Bar Almond Cranberries & Pomegranate nutrition FAQ

Nutrition data from McCance and Widdowson and UK FoodData Central, per 100g raw edible portion; values are reference figures and can vary by variety and ripeness. Reference intakes: EU NRVs for labelling and UK RNIs (SACN) for age-based needs. For guidance only.