Nugo Stronger
Protein Bar, Dark Chocolate and Caramel
- Ultra-processedGoutSafe ↗
- Main ingredient: bittersweet dark chocolate, rated like Dark Chocolate (C)GoutSafe ↗
- Purine: up to 38 mgGoutSafe ↗
- Sugars: 9 g
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Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | 1 BAR (80 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | about 13 mg, at most 38 mg (10% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | at most 48 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | at most 127 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | soy protein concentrate |
| Fructose per serving | 4.5 g |
| Added sugar per serving | not on the label |
| Total sugar per serving | 9 g |
The weighted figure is lower than the one before weighting because GoutSafe counts purine from plants at a fraction of the same amount from meat or fish. The grade uses the weighted figure.
Where the purine comes from
| Ingredient | Matched GoutSafe food | Purine in that food, per 100 g | Share of the product | Purine at that share, per serving | Counted in the worst case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rice protein crisp (rice protein concentrate, brown rice) | soy protein concentrate (A) | 192 mg | up to 50% | 77 mg | 23 mg |
| rice protein concentrate | soy protein concentrate (A) | 192 mg | up to 25% | 38 mg | 12 mg |
| alkalized cocoa | unsweetened cocoa powder (A) | 59 mg | up to 13% | 6 mg | 2 mg |
| chocolate liquor | unsweetened cocoa powder (A) | 59 mg | up to 9.1% | 4 mg | 1 mg |
| peanuts | peanuts (A) | 49 mg | up to 10% | 4 mg | under 1 mg |
| bittersweet dark chocolate | dark chocolate (C) | 26 mg | up to 50% | 10 mg | under 1 mg |
| almonds | almonds (A) | 31 mg | up to 11% | 3 mg | under 1 mg |
Purine values come from each matched food's page on GoutSafe. Shares come from label order: US labels list ingredients by weight, so the second ingredient is at most half the product, and anything after "2% or less" is at most 2%. The worst case fills the most purine-dense ingredients to their full share first, until the shares reach the whole product, then applies GoutSafe's weighting by source, which counts plant purines at 0.3, dairy at 0 and organ meat at 1.3 because they raise uric acid by different amounts. The grade uses that worst case. How we rate.
Why it's rated C
- Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Moderate (C) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
- Its main ingredient, bittersweet dark chocolate, which GoutSafe rates like dark chocolate, is graded C on GoutSafe, and a product never rates safer than its main ingredient. Source on GoutSafe.
- About 13 mg of purine per serving, and at most 38 mg (10% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from soy protein concentrate. Source on GoutSafe.
- The panel lists 9 g of total sugars per serving and no added-sugar line.
Estimated from the ingredient label. Labels list ingredients by weight but rarely give amounts, so we grade on the most purine the label allows, which can read stricter than the real recipe and never safer. Sugar comes from the Nutrition Facts panel. How we rate.
What's on the label
Ingredients: PROTEIN BLEND* [WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, RICE PROTEIN CRISP (RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, BROWN RICE), MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE], BITTERSWEET DARK CHOCOLATE (CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, CANE SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, VANILLA), CHOCOLATE CARAMEL* [FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, CANE SUGAR, WATER, PALM KERNEL OIL, GLYCERINE, COCOA, NON-FAT DRY MILK, SALTED BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS], CHICORY ROOT FIBER, GLYCERINE, ORGANIC AGAVE SYRUP, TAPIOCA SYRUP, ALKALIZED COCOA, ALMONDS, PEANUTS, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, NATURAL FLAVORS, CANOLA OIL, SALT.
Serving: 1 BAR (80 g). Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2636734), dated 2023-09-14. UPC 691535701014. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.
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