Farmley Classic Delight Date Bites
Red flags
- −Red flag: High sugar (31.3g per 100g)
Green flags
- +Green flag: High protein (11.6g per 100g)
- +Green flag: High fibre (9.6g)
- +Green flag: No added sugar
Ingredients, decoded
6 listed- Dates
- Almonds
- Cashew Nuts
- Pistachios
- Ghee
- Honey (0.5%)
CA1
Our take
CleanPlate reviewDate and nut bites claiming no added sugar, with honey
Farmley Classic Delight Date Bites are dates, almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, ghee and honey (0.5%): six ingredients, and only the honey has a percentage. The pack is 200 g (ten 20 g bites).
CleanPlate scores it [L]CA1. The C for nutrition is middling: 9.6 g fibre per 100 g; its 11.6 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The A for ingredients reflects a mix of whole and refined ingredients (led by dates, almonds and cashew nuts), and almost no additives. The [L] marks a hollow label promise: the claim "No added sugar" does not hold: a free-sugar ingredient is listed: honey. The 1 for risk is low: sodium, free sugar and saturated fat are all modest (sodium 5.4 mg, free sugar 0.4 g, saturated fat 2.3 g per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packMisleading
“No added sugar”
Honey is listed (0.5%), and honey is an added sweetener; the other sugar is from whole dates, which the pack itself says it is "sweetened with".
- On the packHolds
“Made with just 6 natural ingredients”
Six whole or lightly processed ingredients are listed.
- On the packHolds
“Contains naturally occurring sugars (sweetened with whole dates)”
The panel declares 0 g of added sugar against 31.3 g of total sugar from dates and nuts.
How CA1 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Adequate nutrient density
- Protein
- 11.6 g
- Fibre
- 9.6 g
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 428 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Clean, minimally processed
- Base
- Dates
- Main fat
- Ghee
- Sweeteners
- Honey
- Additives
- 0
- Flagged
- None
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Clean
- Added sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 5.4 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2.3 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
[L] The name or pack claims promise more than the ingredient list delivers. See Claims vs reality.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Dates, almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, ghee and honey 0.5%.
Per 100 g: 428 kcal, 15.6 g fat of which 2.3 g saturated, 31.3 g sugar of which 0 g added, 9.6 g fibre, 11.6 g protein, 5.4 mg sodium. Read from the pack image. It differs from the listing: honey is declared at 0.5%, and the panel declares dietary fibre 9.6 g, cholesterol 8.7 mg and added sugar 0.0 g. The side-panel claims are cut off on the render, so their confidence is medium. No other percentages are declared: shares are estimated (dates about 58%, nuts about 33%, ghee 8.5%).
Ingredients to watch
- Honey beside a no-added-sugar claimWorth watching
Honey is 0.5% of the bites and counts as added sugar.
- SugarWorth watching
31.3 g per 100 g, almost all from the dates.
- Energy densityWorth watching
428 kcal per 100 g, about 86 kcal a bite.
- Whole ingredientsFine
Dates, nuts and ghee, with 9.6 g of fibre per 100 g and almost no sodium (5.4 mg).
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Date bites have no sugar"
They have 31.3 g per 100 g; it is natural date sugar but still sugar.
Myth: "No added sugar means nothing sweet was added"
Honey is listed here, at 0.5%.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsA few times a week
- ChildrenA few times a week
- Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally
Smarter ways to eat it
One or two bites
Treat them as a sweet, not a snack by the handful.
With tea
A bite or two with unsweetened tea replaces a biscuit.
Common questions
Is Farmley Classic Delight Date Bites healthy?
Farmley Classic Delight Date Bites scores CA1 (Very Good) on CleanPlate, which makes it a strong choice that holds up on nutrition and ingredients. The main concerns are: High sugar (31.3g per 100g). On the plus side: High protein (11.6g per 100g); High fibre (9.6g); No added sugar.
What does the CA1 score mean?
The first letter (C) grades nutritional value: adequate nutrient density. The second letter (A) grades ingredient and label integrity: clean, minimally processed. The number (1) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): clean.
Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.