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Granola bars

821 products · 147 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 821 granola bars products from 147 brands; the median has 429 calories, 28.6 g of sugars, 7.7 g of protein and 271 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 24 g (133 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest granola bars product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinChocolate Chip Granola Meal Bars (Equate)One of 6 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories.35.4 g per 100 g
Least sugarChocolate Chip Granola Flavored Meal Bar (Atkins)One of 11 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.2.1 g per 100 g
Least sodiumChocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars (Junkless)32 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesGranola Bar with Cashews and Almonds (Lola Granola Bar)287 calories per 100 g
Most fiberFiber Chewy Granola Bars, Oats & Chocolate (Schnucks)25.0 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsGranola Bar (Glutenull)15.0 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 821 products, one per UPC.

How granola bars products are spread

Half of all granola bars products have between 22.5 g and 30.9 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories412429452
Sugars22.5 g28.6 g30.9 g
Protein5.0 g7.7 g9.5 g
Sodium188 mg271 mg333 mg
Fiber4.0 g4.8 g6.7 g
Saturated fat2.1 g4.2 g7.1 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*0 of 8210%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving32 of 8214%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving35 of 8214%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*574 of 82070%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving1 of 8200%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most granola bars products

BrandProducts
Quaker109
Nature Valley46
Sunbelt Bakery39
Kind32
Great Value21
Cascadian Farm20
Ahold20
Meijer17

Every granola bars product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov