Chewy Snack Bars, Red Berries

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chewy Snack Bars, Red Berries 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 (Glycerin, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.

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 Chewy Snack Bars, Red Berries' 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: Fruit Pieces (Sugar, Dried Cranberries, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Elderberry Juice Concentrate For Color), Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness), Fructose, Sugar, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.