The Little Debbie snack line, produced by McKee Foods, a family-owned business, makes several sizes of Nutty Bars. Nutty Bars, chocolate-covered wafers with a thin layer of peanut butter, come in single serve, convenience pack and big pack sizes. The Little Debbie 100-calorie Nutty Bar comes as a single serve individually wrapped snack in a box that contains 12 bars. A serving size equals one bar.
Calories
As the name implies, a single serving, one bar, contains 100 calories. Of those, 50 calories come from fat, according to the nutritional label available on The Daily Plate.
Fats
Fat supply the large group of calories in the Nutty Bar. Each bar contains 6 g of fat, or 9 percent of your daily fat allowance, according to the nutritional label. Of those, 2.5 g come from saturated fat, the type of fat associated with buildup of plaque in your arteries and an increased risk of heart disease. One bar contains 13 percent of your daily saturated fat intake. Palm and palm kernel oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil and cottonseed oil comprise the fats in the Nutty Bar. Each bar contains a "trivial" amount of trans fats, according to the nutritional label. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that amounts less than 0.5 g can count as 0 trans fats on the nutrition label.
Carbohydrates
Nutty Bars contain 11 g of carbohydrate, or around 44 calories, since 1 g of carbohydrate equals 4 calories. This equals 4 percent of your daily carbohydrate allowance, according to the nutritional label. Of these, 7 g come from simple sugars, the type most likely to raise your blood glucose levels quickly. Dextrose is listed as the main ingredient in the Nutty Bar. Enriched flour, sugar and corn starch make up the rest of the carbohydrate list. The Merck Manual of Medical Information states that around 55 percent of your daily calories intake should come from carbohydrates, but that a diet high in simple sugars increases your risk of diabetes and obesity. A Nutty Bar contains no fiber.
Protein
Despite the peanut butter in each bar, each bar contains very little protein, 1 g. Peanut butter is a good source of protein, but the amount in each bar is minute. You need 60 g of protein per day to repair and build tissue, according to the Merck Manual.
Additives
Additives in the Nutty Bar include artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides and soy lecithin listed as emulsifiers and citric acid. Emulsifiers keep oil and water from separating in a product. Citric acids adds flavor and also acts as a preservative.
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