Larabar ingredients: what's banned overseas?

About Larabar

Larabar is a minimal-ingredient fruit and nut bar brand owned by General Mills, emphasizing clean labels with typically 2–9 whole food ingredients per bar. It is sold at grocery chains, natural food stores, and mass retailers. Larabar's bars are free from artificial ingredients and are available in many certified gluten-free and vegan varieties.

Common concerns with Larabar products

Larabar is one of the cleanest bar options in US grocery stores — most flavors contain only whole food ingredients such as dates, nuts, and spices with no synthetic additives. The main nutritional concern is high natural sugar content from dates (up to 18–20g per bar). Some flavors contain cocoa or chocolate chips which may have alkalized cocoa. Not a meaningful concern from a synthetic additive perspective.