Ancient Grain & Chia Granola Bars

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ancient Grain & Chia Granola Bars scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Snack & Energy Bars, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 8,001 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Ancient Grain & Chia Granola Bars' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: 10 Grain Granola Cereal (Whole Rolled Oats, Multigrain Blend [Rye, Triticale, Barley, White Wheat, Anthograin Wheat, Kamut Khorasan Wheat, Spelt, Quinoa, Buckwheat], Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Molasses, Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier]), Soy Crisp Rice (Isolated Soy Protein, Rice Flour, Sugar, Dried Malt Extract [Contains Corn Syrup Solids], Calcium Carbonate, Salt), Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Salt), Honey, and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.