Cereal Bars, Strawberry Cereal Bars

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cereal Bars, Strawberry Cereal Bars scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Emulsifiers (Organic Glycerin, Organic Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Organic Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Organic 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 Cereal Bars, Strawberry Cereal 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: Organic Strawberry Filling (Organic Wheat Syrup, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Strawberry Puree, Organic Apple Puree, Pectin, Citric Acid, Organic Color [Organic Elderberry Juice Concentrate], Tricalcium Citrate, Potassium Carbonate, Natural Flavor), Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Molasses, Organic Invert Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.