Larabar Cherry Pie: 3 Ingredients, Zero Added Sugar — Labelgrade B (77/100)

The short answer

Larabar Cherry Pie Fruit & Nut Bar delivers 4g of protein and 200 calories per 1 bar (48 g) (USDA FDC 2741560). Per 100g that’s 8.3g of protein; per oz, 2.4g. The Labelgrade is B (77 / 100): Very low saturated fat, notable sugar load, very low sodium, and substantial fiber.

Why this Labelgrade

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The “20g of sugar” trap — and why it’s not the whole story

The single number that scares people off this bar is 20g of sugar, and it deserves an honest answer rather than a marketing one. Here’s the real picture: there is zero added sugar. Every gram comes from the dates and dried cherries that are the bar — the same sugar you’d swallow eating a handful of dried fruit. There’s no cane sugar, no syrup, no honey, no juice concentrate hiding in the list.

That matters, but it doesn’t make the sugar disappear. A date is nutritionally dense, and 20g packed into a 48g bar is a real glucose load — your body doesn’t fully distinguish “intrinsic” date sugar from added sugar once it’s chewed and digested. The two things that genuinely soften it are the ~4g of fiber and the fat and protein from the almonds, which slow absorption compared to drinking the same sugar in a soda. So the fair framing isn’t “sugar-free health food” and it isn’t “candy bar” — it’s a piece of fruit you can keep in your bag. Treat it like dried fruit, not like a low-sugar snack, and it makes sense.

The real reason to reach for it: the ingredient list

Flip almost any “protein bar” or “granola bar” and you’ll find a paragraph: isolates, syrups, glycerin, soluble fiber additives, sugar alcohols, palm oil, “natural flavor.” This one says dates, almonds, unsweetened cherries — and stops. That three-word list is the entire argument for the bar, and it’s why a snack with a D on sugar still lands a B (77/100) overall: no additive flags, very low saturated fat, zero sodium, and a respectable hit of fiber.

If you’re the kind of shopper who reads labels to avoid junk rather than to chase macros, this is one of the few packaged bars that rewards the habit. Just don’t buy it expecting it to replace a meal or hit a protein target — buy it as the clean, recognizable-ingredient alternative to a candy bar when you want something sweet and portable.

Scope

This page covers Larabar Cherry Pie Fruit & Nut Bar (1.7 ONZ), UPC 00021908509242, as represented in USDA Branded Foods FDC 2741560. Larabar sells multiple variants in this product line — other sizes, flavors, or fat levels may have different macros and Labelgrade scores. Manufacturers periodically reformulate; always cross-reference the actual package label, especially if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.

Ingredients (from the USDA Branded Foods entry)

DATES, ALMONDS, UNSWEETENED CHERRIES.

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Scope: This page applies specifically to Cherry Pie Fruit & Nut Bar (1.7 ONZ) · UPC 00021908509242. Other sizes, flavors, or formulations may differ.