Coconut Macadamia Chewy-Nutty Nut Bars, Coconut Macadamia

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Coconut Macadamia Chewy-Nutty Nut Bars, Coconut Macadamia scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Fats Blend (Dry Roasted Almonds, Coconut, Walnuts, Macadamia Nuts, Sesame Seeds, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Medium-Chain Triglycerides)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin): 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 23% 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 Coconut Macadamia Chewy-Nutty Nut Bars, Coconut Macadamia's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Tocopherols.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.